FROM THE JEWISH PRESS (1/28/14) Snack food manufacturers are increasingly turning to the Orthodox Union for kosher certification to expand their markets during the Passover holiday. Classic Foods announced last week that the company and its branded snack products will be kosher for Passover, under the certification of the OU, which will put Kettle Classics, Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (1/27/14) Kosher Community Faces Challenge of Policing Growing Industry By KosherToday Staff Reporters NEW YORK — On almost every continent, kashrus officials are faced with the challenge of preserving the integrity of kosher. In the US, consumers are fed a regular dose of “kashrus alerts” that may include mislabelled products, unauthorized usage Continue Reading »
Shechita Called “Barbaric” In British House Of Lords Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com During what the London Jewish Chronicle called a “fierce debate” in the House of Lords, shechita (Jewish ritual slaughter of cattle, chickens, turkeys, etc.) was called as “barbaric” and “absolutely unacceptable.” before Jewish peers rallied to defend the practice. The debate over shechita Continue Reading »
Bratwurst Sliders Yield: 4-6 servings Ingredients 1 package (4 links) Jack’s Gourmet cured bratwurst sausage, sliced ¼ on the bias 12 slider buns (4 burger buns can be substituted instead) ½ cup sauerkraut 1 Tb caraway seeds 4 Tb whole grain mustard 1 Tb chopped fresh tarragon leaves Directions Combine the sauerkraut and caraway seeds Continue Reading »
Voilà! Hallah Egg Bread Mixes Can you close your eyes and inhale deeply? Now let your mind fill with the warm, satisfying, wholesome fragrance of home-baked bread. Bread that you baked . . . In your oven. You baker, you. And your kitchen? Not dusted and dotted with flour. Easy cleanup. Now open your eyes. Continue Reading »
AIRFIELD, Calif., Jan. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — When candy makers at Jelly Belly Candy Company set out to create the world’s first beer flavored jelly bean, the question wasn’t how; it was what. Ale or Lager? Stout? Lambic? Pilsner? In the end, the company opted to pay homage to its German ancestry with a Hefeweizen-inspired Continue Reading »
FROM FAILED MESSIAH The Day The Vatican Went Kosher Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com Last week, an Orthodox rabbi reportedly entered a kitchen at the Vatican and koshered it. When the scrubbing and purging was finished, that rabbi, Jaakov Spizzichino, supervised the preparation of a four-course meal catered by Ba’Ghetto, a top kosher restaurant in Rome. Continue Reading »
FROM LA WEEKLY First the trefe story: Sorry folks, it’s way too early for April Fool’s posts. Adam Fleischman, known mainly as the guy behind Umami Burger and 800 Degrees (along with various partners), has decided it’s a good idea to open a chocolate-flavored fried chicken restaurant. ************************************ We always carefully watch trends in trefe Continue Reading »
In August, the Jerusalem Rabbinate introduced a new Kashrut certification which is now beginning to become popular among Jerusalem restaurants. The certification, called “Mehuderet”, is designed for Jerusalem restaurants who are interested in providing Badatz and Mehadrin level certified foods and Kashrut to their clients, but aren’t interested in the politics and prices that the Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (I/13/14) Israel’s Wine Industry Secures Kosher, Moves on to Other Markets By KosherToday Staff Reporters TEL AVIV — Israel’s wine industry is on the move and according to sources, much of the growth is coming from small and medium wineries. These wineries represent just 18 percent of Israeli wine sales (five big Continue Reading »
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