Gourmet kosher foods are available in various categories, including meat, seafood, candy, desserts, and beverages. Gift packages and baskets are also available for specific Jewish holidays. Seafood, salami, potato knishes, frozen meals, rugelach, and kosher beverages are popular gourmet options. Wine must be prepared by Sabbath-observant Jews and meet strict regulations to be certified kosher.
Gourmet kosher foods are available in many ready-to-eat and prepackaged food varieties, as well as freshly prepared recipes. Gourmet shops, delicatessens, and restaurants often categorize their menus, and some of the more common categories include meat and seafood, candy, desserts, and beverages. Gourmet kosher gift packages may include sample-sized deli meats, cheeses, or cakes. Some gift baskets are designed to commemorate specific Jewish holidays, such as Chanukah, Passover, and Rosh Hashanah. All gourmet kosher foods must meet strict regulations and be certified kosher.
Many types of seafood can be prepared as gourmet kosher delicacies. A gourmet recipe often served as an appetizer is smoked salmon, typically made on rye bread or Jewish rye bread. A widely used gourmet kosher food that is served cold and can be used in salad recipes is known as gefilte fish.
Kosher hard and soft salami can be used in gourmet gift baskets. When making kosher salami, the meat is often air-dried for up to three months to give it a full-bodied flavor and crunchy texture. Kosher salami is often packaged with various cheeses, even certified kosher.
As a gourmet side dish, kosher potato knives can be served with fish or meat. Mini knives are often served at parties for appetizers. A potato knish is a type of dumpling that is typically fried, using kosher vegetable oil.
Some online specialty stores sell precooked frozen gourmet kosher meals. Some of these frozen meals may include kosher bean and milkshakes, kosher meatloaf, and kosher chicken meatballs. For a frozen meal to be labeled kosher, it must meet the same rigorous certification as other kosher foods.
A popular type of gourmet kosher dessert pastry is known as rugelach. This is a chewy, horn-shaped pastry that has layers of rolled dough, often intertwined with cinnamon and chopped walnuts. Rugelach can also be made in chocolate or fruit varieties.
Certified kosher beverages include a wide variety of specialty teas, some of which are canned tea bags, while others are bottled iced tea blends. Soda soda can also be certified kosher and considered a gourmet drink. Bottled mixed juices are also available as gourmet kosher beverages.
Easter wines are a popular gourmet drink. To be certified kosher, wine must be prepared only by Sabbath-observant Jews in the cellar. Another strict regulation for making kosher wine dictates that no work may be done on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays. The grapes used to make Mevushal kosher wines have been boiled. Non-mevushal kosher wines are made from unboiled grapes.
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