1. no meat with dairy
2. no pork
3. meat must have kosher slaughtering and the blood must be removed
4. no insects. Insect-prone foods must be checked.
5. no shellfish
There are other additional rules, such as the boiling of wine, the prohibition of certain types of boned fishes and all cartilaginous fishes, prohibitions on carnivorous mammals and raptors, etc. However, the above five are the most commonly cited issues.
This makes no sense. Some kosher what?
Kashrut refers to the rules of food preparation and consumption, any food that is produced according to these rules is kosher. Kosher is not a style of cooking.
The Torah.
Yes, because Kosher products adhere to strict rules and the rules are similar to those of Islam, such as that of no pork.
Kosher refers to the process of food production. Anything prepared according to the rules of kashrut is kosher.
Bacalhau can be kosher if it's made following the rules of kashrut. If it's commercially made, it would have to be certified kosher by a recognized kashrut organization.
None.
Hanukkah is a holiday, while "kosher" is an adjective referring to food which is made in accordance with the Torah-rules for preparing food. Celebrating a "kosher" Hanukkah, it would mean that any foods served during the holiday were kosher.
Yes.
This is incorrect. The rules of kashrut for birds are different from those for meat or fish, there are no "rules" as what constitutes a kosher bird, rather there is a list of birds that are not kosher. It is generally accepted wisdom that birds of prey are not kosher, however this too is incorrect, as any bird of prey that does not appear in the list is kosher. The list can be seen in Deutronomy chap. 14, verses 11-20
It's cheese made following the rules of kashrut. Kosher cheeses do not contain enzymes derived from animals (rennet and lipase).
Kosher D - kosher dairy: Kosher means that a food is "suitable" according to the Jewish religious rules. Dairy means it is treated as dairy product so religious observant Jews won't eat it together with meat.