Last night, a room of a couple hundred Jews from around the NY area enjoyed a meal of learning and unique kosher foods which included animal intestines, hearts, brains, testicles, livers, sweetbreads, foie gras, quail eggs, tongues, goat, bison, squab, ox-tail and locusts.

Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik from the Spanish Portuguese Synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan hosted and educated the room on the various halachot of the animals we were eating. Sources were provided in an educational and fun way (unless you were from New Jersey) adding to an already great experience.

The meal was tasty and adventurous to say the least. Here’s a selection of the dishes we enjoyed last night. Oh, and if you’re wondering if I ate the locusts (scroll down)…

"Halakhic Dinner" — Etrog-Dressed Salad: 4 greens, green peppercorn, young radish, mandarins, glazed almonds, currants A post shared by Dani Klein 🌍 Yeah Thats Kosher (@yeahthatskosher) on May 5, 2015 at 4:26pm PDT

"Halakhic Dinner" — 'Butter' poached brains w/chickpeas, white pickled garlic & lemon & truffle oil A post shared by Dani Klein 🌍 Yeah Thats Kosher (@yeahthatskosher) on May 5, 2015 at 4:50pm PDT

"Halakhic Dinner" — Veal heart, chicken gizzards, duck liver, and kidneys, + quail egg. Boiled, poached, on top of crispy flatbread w/basil, tomato, and pepper A post shared by Dani Klein 🌍 Yeah Thats Kosher (@yeahthatskosher) on May 5, 2015 at 4:52pm PDT

"Halakhic Dinner" — Goat Tagine in a crispy cracker bowl A post shared by Dani Klein 🌍 Yeah Thats Kosher (@yeahthatskosher) on May 5, 2015 at 6:00pm PDT

"Halakhic Dinner" — Slow cooked Ox-Tail in a sherry wine mousseline A post shared by Dani Klein 🌍 Yeah Thats Kosher (@yeahthatskosher) on May 5, 2015 at 6:08pm PDT

"Halakhic Dinner" — Veal Tongue w/poached fennel mousseline, roasted shallots, braised artichoke hearts, and fresh truffles in a white wine sauce A post shared by Dani Klein 🌍 Yeah Thats Kosher (@yeahthatskosher) on May 6, 2015 at 6:00am PDT