Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America's Food Answers to

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

Kosher? That means the rabbi blessed it, right? Not exactly. In this captivating account of a Bible-based practice that has grown into a multibillions-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 86 percent of the 11.2 million Americans who regularly buy kosher food are not observant Jewsâ€”they are Muslims, Seventh-day Adventists, vegetarians, people with food allergies, and consumers who pay top dollar for food they believe â€œanswers to a higher authority.â€
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Fishkoff interviews food manufacturers, rabbinic supervisors, and ritual slaughterers; meets with eco-kosher adherents who go beyond traditional requirements to produce organic chicken and pasture-raised beef; sips boutique kosher wine in Napa Valley; talks to shoppers at an upscale kosher supermarket in Brooklyn; and marches with unemployed workers at the nationâ€™s largest kosher meatpacking plant. She talks to Reform Jews who are rediscovering the spiritual benefits of kashrut, and to Conservative and Orthodox Jews who are demanding that kosher food production adhere to ethical and environmental values. And she chronicles the corruption, price-fixing, and strong arm tactics of early-twentieth-century kosher meat production, against which contemporary kashrut standards pale by comparison.
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A revelatory look at the current state of kosher in America, this book will appeal to anyone interested in food, religion, Jewish identity, or big business.
Country USA
Brand Schocken
Manufacturer Schocken
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber part_0805242651
Color White
ReleaseDate 2010-10-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780805242652

Country	USA
Brand	Schocken
Manufacturer	Schocken
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	part_0805242651
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2010-10-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780805242652

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

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