Kosher cooking help .

GlasweJen

There are no rules about eating dairy except when you want to pair it with meat so why is the visitor saying she won't eat dairy when her host isn't giving her meat to eat?

[Deleted User]

Didn't the OP say she wouldn't eat cheese? Probably because she couldn't guarantee it's vegetarian-ness. Or she doesn't like cheese.

It's a good job she's not visiting during Passover or you would be screwed (You're not allowed to have bread or anything with flour and raising agents....). Being Jewish can be a chore.

I lived in Cardiff for a while - I remember it as the 'Great bagel drought of 2002-2005'

As a last thought, you could try asking the Belfast Uni Jewish Society - belfast.jsoc@ujs.org.uk

Artytarty

Yes, maybe she just doesn't like cheese in the same way I dislike fish!
I think she had milk on cereal this morning.and toast she definitely said no cheese.

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Artytarty wrote: »

Yes, maybe she just doesn't like cheese in the same way I dislike fish!
I think she had milk on cereal this morning.and toast she definitely said no cheese.

It wouldn't be the first time I've known people to use 'kosher' as a way to avoid eating foods they don't like!

GlasweJen

fed_up_and_stressed wrote: »

Butter is dairy, which she says she won't eat.

Right there.

I know kosher is a pain, glad I got to give it all up when I went to uni.

Shineyhappy

The no cheese might be because not all cheese is vegetarian.

jackyann

Ridiculous position you are in OP - I think you need to feed this back to the agency who organised this stay (if there is one)

I am assuming these girls are fairly young, and she may have been somewhat sheltered. As other posters say, different people keep Kosher rather differently, and she may just be saying what she knows from her parental home / friends' families without being certain herself.

I remember when one of the Beth Dins (I think there are a few, but am not certain) decided that monkfish could no longer be eaten by those keeping kosher - just before we had a big BBQ planned (with of course, monkfish!)

I think that seeking out vegan alternatives to dairy would be a way to go (local health food shop?)

Although completely different, I am reminded of a young person who came to stay with us. We were told that she was "Protestant" and wished to worship at the local church - no problem. Once she arrived she was horrified to find that we regarded CofE as "Protestant". Her family had told her on no account to go into a CofE church as they were "almost Catholic". This of course, didn't cause anything like the problem that OP is dealing with, but it's indicative of cultural misunderstanding, and poor communication.

Topcat1982

GlasweJen wrote: »

There are no rules about eating dairy except when you want to pair it with meat so why is the visitor saying she won't eat dairy when her host isn't giving her meat to eat?

Most cheese is not vegetarian. And the rennet is presumably not Kosher

silvercar

If she is not eating any meat with you then any diary is fine, other than cheese. The no cheese rule maybe because she doesn't like cheese or it isn't vegetarian, but any other diary food can be freely served with fish or vegetarian dishes.

Pizza, pasta, jacket potatoes, salads are the way to go.

Tinned tuna/ salmon/ mackerel sardines are all fine as is most flat fish.

Beer and cider are also fine.

moochie

Topcat1982 wrote: »

Most cheese is not vegetarian. And the rennet is presumably not Kosher

Speaking as a veggie of 19 years and a vegan of 2, i can honestly say most 'ordinary' supermarket and branded cheeses ARE vegetarian ie no rennet, as are most mozzarellas found in the supermarket. Non-veggie cheeses tend to be continental, the less obvious but more common non suitable being edam, emmental, smoked cheese, though that's not to say there are no veggie versions. True Parmesan is never vegetarian as due to laws dictating where and how it can be made it always contains calf rennet. Your general english cheeses tend to be veggie. Just check the label, if no veggie symbol/wording then avoid, cheese in this country is surprisingly well labelled!