Today is November 23, 2024 / /
Today is November 23, 2024 / /
What if a non-Jew cooked food which is subject to the prohibition of bishul akum, like rice, and then dries-out the food? In this case, is this food considered to be bishul akum and therefore prohibited? The Ben Ish Hai (Parashat Hukat, Shana Bet 17) relates that in Bagdad, non-Jews would cook bulgur until it Continue Reading »
Bastard oleaster is a fruit that doesn’t just have a name befitting a rock star, but looks the part as well. Its appearance resembles a small plum tomato covered in silver glitter. But that’s not where its personality ends; if you cut one open, you’ll find an elongated seed sporting a bizarre, striped pattern. The Continue Reading »
INDEPENDENT GROCER SEASONS KOSHER SUPERMARKETS FILES CHAPTER 11 Independent Grocer Seasons Kosher Supermarkets Files Chapter 11 New York-based Seasons Kosher Supermarket, which operates seven independent grocery stores in the New York area and one in the Baltimore area, has voluntarily filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code to preserve and strengthen Continue Reading »
America has gone pumpkin crazy. It used to be that all the pumpkin flavored stuff came out in November in time for Turkey Day and the rest of the Gregorian year. Lately, as we have been visiting in the Old Country, we have noticed that all the pumpkin flavored stuff is already on the shelves. Continue Reading »
Everyone seems to be talking about the Impossible Burger, a veggie burger that supposedly tastes like meat and even “bleeds” like meat. So far the reviews we have seen have favored the positive, but there have been many that have been less than stellar reviews of this new product. As we say in Hebrew, “in Continue Reading »
The OU here in Israel published a list of fruits that require a shehecheyanu (sic) when first eaten in their season. We looked at the list and were amazed. Here is a list of all the fruit we had to look up. Now you won’t have to! Peruvian Apple Cactus is related to Dragon Fruit. Continue Reading »
(JTA) — The Orthodox Union has told its approved beef purveyors in South America to stop using a controversial slaughter method. The O.U., which is the largest kosher certifying agency in the United States, sent a letter to its meat purveyors in June notifying them that it would no longer accept meat slaughtered using the Continue Reading »
A Shortage of Pabst?? Pabst Blue Ribbon: It’s more than just an iconic American beer; it’s also the poster child for a brand brought back from the brink by sheer consumer willpower – bottoming out with production under a million barrels in 2001, but shipping about 2.5 million barrels last year. And yet, now, Pabst may Continue Reading »
Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC, (Aaron’s Best) a Postville, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 3,592 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef pastrami products due to processing deviations that may have led to underprocessing of products and resulted in inadequate curing. If you bought some, bring it back to the store.
It’s not often that ice cream parlors make international headlines. But just before Valentine’s Day 2018, Aldwych Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor in Glasgow, Scotland, made the news for a fiery new flavor. Called Respiro del Diavolo, or “Devil’s Breath,” the ice cream is an innocuous bubblegum pink, suggesting strawberry or another harmless fruit. Instead, Respiro del Diavolo’s Continue Reading »
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