visible shrimp could very well be living in every drop of water you drink — but that’s OK, they’re nothing to worry about. A photo posted to the online sharing site Reddit has the Internet abuzz. It shows a tiny animal — a shrimp-like crustacean called a copepod — and announces that the reader found Continue Reading »
Here’s a Whopper: Burger King leaving Israel May 11, 2010 JERUSALEM (JTA) — Burger King will shut down its Israel stores this summer. The 55 Burger King fast food restaurants will be renovated and reopened as Israeli Burger Ranch restaurants, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. Orgad Holdings, the company that owns franchise rights to Continue Reading »
Have our prayers been answered? From Kosher Today (Mon,May 10, 2010) Gourmet Pizza: The Culinary World’s Hottest Trend Goes Kosher New York…by Tamar Ross…One of the more notable trends in food nowadays is the upscaling of “ordinary” foods to gourmet. Pizza was certainly never thought of as anything but a quick bite on the cheap Continue Reading »
On a discussion list in which we participate, a question came up about the kashruth of a certain energy drink. Here is a response that appeared. We reprint with the author’s kind permission. Keeping with the Kashrut angle alone, there are two major issues: 1. There are those rabbis who opine that any substance that Continue Reading »
This group cites UN-NAMED “EXPERTS” as the basis for their ban. Harumpf! Just one question? Are there ANY fish we can eat???????? *********************************** Rabbinical Council of California In the recent weeks the Kashrut world has been preoccupied with the issue of worms in fish. The Anisakis worm penetrates the stomach and from there it travels Continue Reading »
FROM THE O/U: MEMORANDUM Date: Feb 1 2010 FROM: Rabbi C. Goldberg TO: RCs CC: Rabbi Genack Rabbi Elefant RE: OU Policy on Worms in Fish Rabbi Eli Gersten arranged a conference call for Rav Belsky and myself to discuss the current situation regarding the worms in wild salmon and other fish on Tuesday Jan Continue Reading »
Bagel, no lox? By Michael Orbach • THE JEWISH STAR Salmon Anisakis, a roundworm, typically does not grow to more than two centimeters long and about the width of a human hair, but the parasite may cause big problems for kosher fish lovers. Some charedi rabbonim in Israel as well as a number of their Continue Reading »
FROM THE STAR-K February 1, 2010 Celestial Seasonings Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride Tea was incorrectly labeled with a Star-K. The tea is certified dairy, non cholov Yisroel by the Vaad Hakashrus of Denver and should bear the Scroll-K dairy symbol. Corrective measures were taken.
We meant to change the line in the previous post about the Hollandaise sauce being good on chicken! We meant to change it to fish!! Needless to say, we took the recipe from a non kosher source and were sloppy in our editing. Please forgive us!!
Brunswick Sardines in Olive Oil – A consumer reported fi nding krill, a small crustacean similar in appearance to a small shrimp, in some cans of Brunswick Sardines in Olive Oil. The product code of the cans in question is 0215CB Best By Aug 2015. Sardines are a small herring and are a natural seafood Continue Reading »
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