Kosher news everywhere
Hope you all had a pleasant yom tov. For whatever reason, today was a big day for kashrut-related news, at least in my local papers. First, and less-strictly local, today’s NY Times has an article on kosher game, focusing on Levana’s upcoming kosher game menu.
Next, the Bergen County Record had two kashrut-related articles, the first a food article on kosher cheeses - “Cheeses give kosher recipes a kick”. It is a pretty interesting look at the range of Israeli kosher cheeses available. The second article is less food-related, but still somewhat interesting. It describes the recent decision to suspend kosher and halal meals at the Passaic County Jail, in Passaic County, NJ.
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I’ve never heard of Hanoked Dairy (as mentioned in the cheese article) … good kosher gorgonzola would be a coup. Anyone seen their products stateside?
For those in the NYC area who want to have a close encounter with some of these cheeses, the Manhattan JCC (Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.) is having an Israeli Cheese & Wine Tasting on November 15: There’s a lot more to Israeli cheese than you may realize. Discover a variety of world-class Artisanal cheeses, spreadable white cheese and Middle Eastern favorites from small Israeli boutique farms as well as the larger dairies. Learn how to distinguish the many categories of cheese from Max McCalman of Artisanal, renowned as one of the cheese world’s living legends and author of the soon to be published Cheese: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World’s Best You’ll also learn the art of pairing cheese with outstanding Israeli wines (provided by Gotham Wines). Join us for this extraordinary evening of wine and cheese education, drinking, and eating!
In our travels to find kosher cheese that doesn’t lack so much flavor as to not be eligible for a brakha, we’ve run across two blue cheese products. One product - the name escapes me - was made without rennet (how does that work?), other was the Sol Danablu product. Both products were much better than the average kosher cheese - they’re so sharp they almost bite you back ;-)
bShalom,
-Nathan
I’ve been pretty happy with the Danablu, and Miller’s blue cheese crumbles are surprisingly good as well (a little less tangy).
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