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Blood Prohibition: Cooking Liver Tips

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He who made the world gave to humanity the Law of life. He knows better than anyone what is good and useful for well-being of humans. Just as if a doctor prescribes medicines or diet, the patient will follow the doctor's orders even without understanding their meaning. The patient understands that the doctor knows best what treatment is necessary and takes prescribed medicines even if he has no idea how they work.
Torah prohibits using of any blood for food. How to keep this rule?
Torah says: "Don't eat blood". Oral Torah explains that only arterial and venous blood is prohibited. Capillary blood is allowed if it is stagnant. Practically it means that even if there are no other blood vessels but capillaries in a piece of meat the problem still exists: during cooking heated capillary blood will drift and become prohibited together with the whole piece of meat. That is why all blood should be removed before boiling or frying. Salting-out is a good way for its removing. First you should put meat in the water for half an hour, than salt it well and put on the grating. In one hour it should be rinsed for three times.
We gave the shortest description of the process that is why those who used to buy birds or fresh meat in the market place should ask competent rabbi about all details. Those who buy frozen meat should make sure it was salted-out beforehand. Usually the inscription in Hebrew indicates this.
The most topical question is related with liver because it contains so much blood. Torah allows eating of liver but without blood only. Though, the matter is that it is very difficult to remove all blood from liver by salting-out as distinct from other kinds of meat. Even after very strong salting some blood will remain inside and ooze out during cooking.
That is why the only allowed way of cooking liver is grilling. In this case the oozed blood trickles down and is not absorbed back as while boiling or frying in pan. The blood that doesn't ooze out while cooking and remains in meat is allowed.
How to cook liver?
1) The whole liver should be cut along and across to dissect veins. 
2) Rinse the liver and salt it out a little. 
3) Lay out liver on grill over the fire right away. 
4) The grilled liver should be rinsed one more time. Now it can be served or you can go on cooking (boil or stew it).

And the last remark: don't keep liver within 24 hours in place without drain for blood (water, dry pot or plastic bag).
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The Top 5 Asked Questions For A Raw Food

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If You Plan On Being A Raw Food, Be Prepared to Answer An Arsenal Of Questions
Whether you are 10 days into your raw food journey or 10 years, I can guarantee that no matter where you go and what you do you will be getting a whole bunch of questions.
If you are brand knew to the raw food lifestyle then let me give you some advice which will help reduce the amount of these questions...
Don't tell anyone that you have decided to become a raw food unless they ask!
They best way to be a good example is to let them come to you after they see the difference it has made in your life.
Top 5 Questions Asked Questions For A Raw Food
I really don't get tried of answering these questions because it never gets old seeing people's reaction.
Most people are open minded to the idea of being a raw food but some get down right angry.
So be prepared!
It has really shown me how powerful food really is.
1. Where do you get your protein?
Dark leafy greens, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains are all good sources of protein, and much easier to digest that any sort of meat or dairy.
The human body does not need nearly as much protein as most people intake on a daily basis. There is only a certain amount the body can use at one time, and whats left gets store in the body as fat.
We were designed to eat much higher crab diet (and a mean fruit and veg, not bread and pasta).
2. How do you go out to eat at a restaurant?
Almost every restaurant has some sort of a salad. I usually just get the largest salad they have and ask for extra veggies, or avocado. A place with a salad bar is by far the best option.
Any place with a good salad bar is great for a raw food. For a some what small price, you can get a ton of food that would cost a ton of cash at the store or market.
"I Don't know why I don't go more often"
3. How do you resist junk food?
At first it may be a little hard, but when your body starts to detoxify and clean its self out, your taste buds will do the same.
You will begin to look at food in a much different way. Your desire will shift from just how the food taste, to how the food makes you feel.
I no longer look at junk food as a treat, but more so as poison for the body.
4. How do you stay satisfied?
When eating a diet of nothing but complete whole foods, your body gets the nutrition it craves, stopping you from over eating and leaving you completing satisfied.
It is a diet of high processed nutrient stripped foods that fill the body for very short periods, resulting in over eating.
This one of the best things about being a raw food, as long as fruit and veggies are the staples in your diet you can eat as much as you care for not not worry about putting on unwanted fat.
5. Don't you get tired of eating the same thing all the time?
Answer- There could be nothing further from the truth. I change up the foods I eat all the time. Most people don't realize there is a huge variety of fruits & vegetables that they have never even tried. All it takes is a little creativity, and you will find the possibilities to be endless.
I hope you enjoyed these top 5 asked questions for a raw food. My desire is to help you find healthy food solutions for a longer happier life. For more raw recipes and health tips check me out out http://www.thrive-alive-chef.com
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