why is lox a jewish food?
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Where did the word Lox originate? It's the late 1900's, immigrants are arriving with their traditions, which of course includes what they eat. European Jews were a tiny minority in Montreal and were Kosher for the most part, which meant they ate a lot of fish when they could, especially pickled herring and white fish.
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Jolly Rancher Bites – soft chewy candy are kosher when bearing an OU after the ingredient panel. Jolly Rancher Bites – filled gummies are not kosher and do not bear the OU. Consumers must always check for the presence of a kosher symbol on a package, especially with brands that include kosher and non-kosher varieties.
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Lecithin, a soybean derivative, is an emulsifier. ... Lecithin is a kitniyos derivative and is not used in Kosher for Passover productions. Locust Bean Gum or Carob Gum is obtained from the seed of the locust bean tree.
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All unprocessed fruits and vegetables are kosher. All foods that grow in the soil or on plants, bushes or trees are viewed as kosher, with the exception of hybrid fruits and vegetables. Insects are not kosher so foods prone to insect infestation such as cauliflower must be carefully examined.
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Only the eggs of kosher species of birds are considered kosher. ... The Talmud discusses the means by which one can verify the kosher origin of an egg. However, the Shulchan Aruch rules that since eggs of non- kosher birds are not common, one may accept whole chicken eggs in the shell without any special investigation.
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There are three main kosher food categories: Meat (fleishig): Mammals or fowl, as well as products derived from them, including bones or broth. Dairy (milchig): Milk, cheese, butter, and yogurt. Pareve: Any food that is not meat or dairy, including fish, eggs, and plant-based foods.
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Any salt can be kosher if it's produced under kosher supervision, but it's not because of Jewish dietary guidelines that kosher salt got its name. ... Kosher salt's original purpose was really to kosher meat, meaning to remove the blood from meat, so it's really koshering salt.
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Kosher foods are those that conform to the Jewish dietary regulations of kashrut (dietary law), primarily derived from Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
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I cannot find a definitive answer regarding drumstick ice cream. ... Since there is no meat or ritual slaughter involved in the manufacture of ice cream, if it is kosher, it is likely halal as well.
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Lox came from Scandinavia, where fishermen mastered the art of preserving salmon in saltwater brine, Smith writes. Bagels were first glimpsed on the silk route in China, and refined in Italy in the 14th century. It is a mystery, as Smith says, when the salty fish and the funny shaped roll were first eaten together.
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Dairy-based desserts such as cheesecake may be offered as complements to a meat dish. However, since fish is pareve (neither meat nor dairy), lox on a bagel spread with cream cheese may be kosher if the lox meets the requirements of kashrut.
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Eel is not a kosher food. Any seafood like fish and snails are only kosher if they have fins and scales, hence the result is that snails, crab, lobster, and EEL, are all unkosher, so too any fish that doesn't carry those two specifications. So salmon, trout, carp, and that kinda stuff are all kosher.
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Hershey has chosen the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation (OU) to certify its products as kosher. ... Nearly all of Hershey's chocolate products and some of our non-chocolate products have been certified kosher by the OU and bear the OU symbol on the package.
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Health experts unanimously agree that salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. It's full of beneficial Omega-3 Fatty Acids and delicious. Besides, calories in lox are low compared to many other fatty foods.
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Domestic ducks are kosher, though duck is not a particularly common protein on the Jewish table (except perhaps in Sephardic, or Mediterranean, families). But the Muscovy was so weird that Rabbi Illowy, upon moving to New Orleans and finding it eaten there, immediately declared it off-limits.
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Biscoff brand products that are produced for Israeli distribution are kosher and do have a hechsher in many kosher food stores around the world as an import from Israel.
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Matzo that is kosher for Passover is limited in Ashkenazi tradition to plain matzo made from flour and water. The flour may be whole grain or refined grain, but must be either wheat, spelt, barley, rye, or oat. Some Sephardic communities allow matzos containing eggs and fruit juice to be used throughout the holiday.