Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food

by Roger Horowitz

Book Overview

Kosher USA follows the fascinating journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system. It recounts how iconic products such as Coca-Cola and Jell-O tried to become kosher; the contentious debates among rabbis over the incorporation of modern science into Jewish law; how Manischewitz wine became the first kosher product to win over non-Jewish consumers (principally African Americans); the techniques used by Orthodox rabbinical organizations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231158327
• ISBN13: 9780231158329
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher