Today is January 23, 2025 / /
Today is January 23, 2025 / /
FROM THE NOSHER Have you ever ordered lox and wondered, wait, what exactly is lox? You’ll hear orders for lox and cream cheese on bagels, but it’s often not actually lox–it’s smoked salmon. If you’re confused about lox, you’re not alone. To start with, lox is brined salmon. It’s basically pickled. And although the word Continue Reading »
OUR POSITION ON KITNIYOT OUR POSITION ON KITNIYOT DERIVATIVES KITNIYOT Perhaps no issue stirs as much debate as the debate swirling around kitniyot- generally translated as legumes. According to Ashenazi custom and law, we are not allowed to eat kitniyot on Pesach. Rabbi Yosef Karo, the creator of the Shulchan Aruch called the custom of Continue Reading »
FROM JEWNIVERSE Foie gras is like fashion: one day it’s in, the next day it’s out. The state of California recently joined the list of places that have banned the production and sale of the gourmet favorite—which is made from the liver of a goose or duck that has been fattened up by force-feeding. But Continue Reading »
PRESS RELEASE Melville, N.Y.-based Hain Celestial Group has added two varieties of chips made from plantains to its Terra line of vegetable-based chips. Terra Plantains with Sea Salt chips have only three ingredients: green plantains, coconut oil and sea salt. Meanwhile, Terra Sweet Plantains chips contain just sweet plantains and coconut oil. Both varieties are Continue Reading »
PRESS RELEASE JOLLY TIME Pop Corn looks to exceed minimal ingredient, natural and high quality standards with its new flavor of microwave popcorn, Simply Popped. Simply Popped is an easy microwave butter popcorn that is made with just four simple ingredients: butter, sea salt, non-GMO popcorn and oil that combine to make a buttered, salted Continue Reading »
BY PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU Non-GMO Certified No or Low Sugar No Added Sugars No Artificial Colors No Artificial Flavors No Artificial Preservatives Celiac Certified Gluten Free USDA Certified Organic Kosher (ou) Vegetarian These new high protein pastas are great. Delicious. Cook perfectly and loaded with nutrients. This one has 14 grams of protein and Continue Reading »
FROM YEAH, THAT’S KOSHER The gourmet sandwich chain led by the only Israeli Michelin star chef, Moshik Roth (מושיק רוט), has finally come to Yerushalayim. EIGHT or “8 רשת”, the chain serves everything on the menu for merely 8 shekels each. The reason everything cost 8 shekels is that according to the owner, every time Continue Reading »
The Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association launched an industry-wide effort to reduce consumer confusion about product date labels and to reduce waste. The voluntary initiative streamlines myriad date labels on consumer products packaging down to two phrases: “BEST IF USED by” to describe product quality and “USE By” to indicate a food Continue Reading »
PRESS RELEASE Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps® announced the launch of Organic Original Pretzel Crisps. As the latest better-for-you snack offering within the Snack Factory portfolio, Organic Original Pretzel Crisps are also Non-GMO Project verified and will be available for a limited time nationwide. “Snack Factory is dedicated to fulfilling the demand for quality, wholesome snack Continue Reading »
PRESS RELEASE Organic yogurt maker Stonyfield plans to reduce sugar across its entire portfolio. Its Stonyfield YoKids yogurt has already been reformulated to reduce sugar by 40 percent and it is working to lower the sugar in all of its offerings by the end of 2017. Stonyfield Smooth & Creamy varieties and lowfat Smoothies will Continue Reading »
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