Kosher Nation Why More and More of America's Food Answers to a Higher Authority

Name: Kosher Nation Why More and More of America's Food Answers to a Higher Authority
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ISBN: 9780805242652

ISBN-10: 0805242651

ISBN-13: 9780805242652

Edition: 2010

Authors: Sue Fishkoff

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An eye-opening look at the history and current practice of producing and consuming kosher food in America. Kosher? That means the rabbi blessed it, right? Not exactly. In this captivating account of a Bible-based practice that has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, journalist Sue Fishkoff travels throughout America and to Shanghai, China, to find out who eats kosher food, who produces it, who is responsible for its certification, and how this fascinating world continues to evolve. She explains why 85 percent of the 11.2 million Americans who regularly buy kosher food are not observant Jews-they are Muslims, Seventh-Day Adventists, vegetarians, people with food allergies, and…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/12/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.55" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Prologue



It's a Kosher, Kosher World


Kosher Food Conquers the U.S. Market



Eating Their Way into Heaven


The Who, What, and Why of Keeping Kosher



Big Brother is Watching


The Kosher Certification Agencies



On Fire for Kashrus


The Life and Times of a Mashgiach



Pastrami on Rye


The Jewish Deli



Beyond Manischewitz


Kosher Wine Aims High



Good-bye, Moisha's


Supermarkets Replace the Corner Store



Killing It Softly


Kosher Meat-Who Makes It, Who Eats It



Please Don't Eat the Broccoli


Bug Infestation Takes Salad Off the Table



Made in China


Kosher Food Production Goes Global



A Wedding in New Jersey


Cholov Yisroel to Sushi, the New Kosher Diet



Got Shrimp?


Liberal Jews Take Another Look at Kashrut



Kosher Law and Its Discontents


Who Decides What's Kosher?



Postville


The Scandal at Agriprocessors Changes the Kosher Conversation



Eating Their Way into Heaven, Part II


The New Jewish Food Movement


Epilogue


Notes


Glossary


Select Bibliography


Index