Milchig, Fleishig, Pareve — what are they?
Milchig, Fleishig, Pareve — certainly the indefatigable KosherBloggers know what these three words mean, but what’s the appropriate way to refer to them as a group?
Either we’re going to find the right term somewhere, or we’re going to coin it here! Some possibilities, none of which strike me as perfect:
* Kosher Ingredient Classes
* Kosher Food Types
* Kashrut Categories
Thoughts?
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We always went with "gender" as in "Mom! What gender is this tupperware?"
We call them "genders" too. I have even asked people, "what gender are you?" before serving milchig. Of course they have to know what you are talking about or they could get offended!
Ditto re: "Gender"
meat-status?
Our family calls them "Flavor"s. What do you think?
I’ve heard both "gender" and "ilk," the latter being the one my wife and I use for our own dishes.
I vote for gender