Food

The latest news about Jewish food, food trends, kosher food, and more from around the Jewish world.

‘Sabbath for $400’: Cholent stumps ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants in question about Shabbat restrictions

Mayim Bialik, the show’s host, explained the dish’s roots in the prohibition on lighting fires on Shabbat.

Ideas

Judaism often thrives on new technologies. That doesn’t mean Impossible Pork should be kosher.

The move to withhold kosher certification may in fact turn out to be one of the most important Jewish legal decisions of the 21st century, writes a scholar of the history of technology.

Impossible Pork, shown with other ingredients.

Impossible Pork is here — but the plant-based meat won’t be certified as kosher

The largest certifier of kosher products in the world has declined to endorse Impossible Pork, even though nothing about its ingredients or preparation conflicts with Jewish dietary laws.