Jhatka
Jahtka (from Sanskrit jhatiti , meaning immediately) denotes a form of slaughtering animals that is common among the Sikhs and Hindus . Traditionally, the head of the slaughtered animal is severed from the body with a single blow with a sword or ax. This is to reduce the suffering of the animal. Although jahtka is a religious dietary regimen of the Sikhs, the slaughter itself is carried out without any religious ritual. Many Sikhs are vegetarians , but if they eat meat it must be jahtka-slaughtered. The slaughter of animals is considered Kutha by the Sikhs, and corresponding meat is not to be consumed. Guru Gobind Singh formulated the rules of Jahtka.
Jhatka slaughter takes place in such a way that the animal is tied between two stakes and the butcher cuts its head off the torso dorsally (behind) on the neck with a single blow with a heavy, sharp blade. Jhatka meat is made by many in India Offered to butchers and vendors; it is rarely available outside of India. However, killing with a captive bolt , as is common in European slaughterhouses, is also considered a jhatka.
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Fieldhouse: Food, Feasts, and Faith: An Encyclopedia of Food Culture in World Religions . ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara 2017, ISBN 1610694120 , pp. 313-314.
- ^ Art. Jhatka . In: The Encyclopedia of Sikhism , ed. by HS Singha, Hemkunt Publishers, 2nd edition New Delhi 2005, p. 113.
- ↑ Souvik Dey: Halal versus Jhatka: A scientific review. In: pragyata. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Paul Fieldhouse: Food, Feasts, and Faith , Volume 1, Santa Barbara 2017, pp. 313 f.