How to Purchase Kosher Food

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Keeping kosher means far more than swearing off bacon. The Jewish dietary laws, called kashruth, require that food be grown, harvested and cooked in adherence with the kosher way. For instance, strict butchering laws demand that the animal be killed swiftly and humanely in a prescribed way that immediately cuts off blood pressure to the brain. Non-Jews also benefit. For example, vegetarians can be assured that an item designated pareve will not be made with any meat products.

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Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Step 1

Shop at a certified kosher market, meat shop or bakery. These are easier to find in some cities than others.
Step 2

Find the kosher food aisle in your supermarket, which offers a stash of kosher diet staples.
Step 3

Call ahead to markets, butchers and restaurants, and ask about the type of products they carry or serve.
Step 4

Do your homework on Web sites like Kashrut.com and KosherConsumer.org to find out which products are kosher. Many well-known companies have manufactured their products in accordance with kosher laws. These include Thomas' English muffins, Lenders bagels, most Kellogg's cereals, Philadelphia cream cheese, Vlasic pickles, Pepperidge Farm, Coca-Cola, Heinz, Starbucks, Kikkoman soy sauce and Near East grains. Indicators such as KSA (Kosher Supervision of America) or OU (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America) will be on the package.
Step 5

Shop online and have foods delivered. You can also order kosher wine online; Kosher.com and MyKosherMarket.com are good sources.
Step 6

If you're looking for a kosher meal while traveling, search for restaurants in databases like mail-jewish.org/krestquery.html. Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are known for their kosher restaurants. Disneyland and Disney World also have many kosher products available.

Tips & Warnings

You can specify a kosher meal on an airline--and usually you'll get a better quality of meat or luck out with bagels and lox.

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yehoshua said

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on 10/27/2008 I have found that the best place to shop for Kosher food is www.Kosher.com. They have the best bakery and meat selection. They ship anywhere, and I found it very useful for getting kosher food while vacationing.

IMOFOOD said

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on 8/17/2008 Usually you just need to look for a Kosher Organization signature like KF, OU, OK etc.. for example if you look at ImoFood's products you can see KF London.
www.imofood.com