Posted on 03/16/2021 4:58:10 AM PDT by mylife
The trendy Crave restaurant next to Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market has been unable to save its own bacon, after Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar said the word is unkosher and prohibited the establishment from using the term on its menu. Crave, which has had a kashrut license from the Jerusalem Rabbinate ever since it was established, has for several years offered “lamb bacon” on its menu as a topping on burgers and other dishes, as well as making it the hero in a dedicated BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) sandwich.
Bacon is commonly thought to be solely a pork product and therefore not kosher. But according to co-owner Yoni Van Leeuwen, the term bacon actually refers to meat from any animal that has been cured and smoked in a specific way. For its bacon, Crave takes a piece of lamb breast, cures and smokes it in a process that takes a week, before sizzling it up and sitting a few slices atop one of its prized burgers or nestling a healthy portion in the BLT.
Last December, however, Amar was made aware of the phenomenon in which Crave and other Jerusalem restaurants were using the term bacon and instructed all kashrut inspectors and supervisors that restaurants could no longer use the word on their menus. When Crave’s inspector told Van Leeuwen and co-owner Tzvi Maller they had to change the word on the menu to “facon” to indicate that it was not a pork product, Van Leeuwen requested a meeting with Amar to explain the usage of the term.
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Facon? Seriously?
If it’s lamb bacon why can’t it be BAAcon?
Come on man.....Get on the woke train
https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/The_R-Strain
“”The R-Strain” is a science fiction short story written by Harry Turtledove and published under the Eric Iverson pseudonym. It was originally published in Analog Magazine in June 1985, and reprinted in the Turtledove collection Departures in 1993.
The story is set in the 21st century. A biotech company Genetic Enterprises reveals its latest product: a genetically engineered pig that was a ruminant, hence the name “R-Strain”. This meant that the R-strain would absorb more nutrients from its feed since “cud crewing” allowed better digestion. As a consequence, the pigs would gain weight faster and could be brought to market sooner, earning the farmers a bigger return.
That immediately engenders a religious and philosophical question: Since the R-strain chews its cud, is it kosher? The company turns to Rabbi Aaron Kaplan to answer the question.
Turtledove says on Departures page 218 that he is Jewish but does not obey the kosher, and wished the pork he ate was kosher, then decided to translate this thought into a humorous story. He also states that the story was submitted before the discovery of the babirusa, a Southeast Asian cud-chewing pig relative, was announced to the world.”
Interesting.
This is the opposite of woke.
For its bacon, Crave takes a piece of lamb breast, cures and smokes it in a process that takes a week, before sizzling it up and sitting a few slices atop one of its prized burgers or nestling a healthy portion in the BLT.
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I don’t care what you call it, it sounds delicious,.
LOL! Actually, smoked or air-dried lamb is delicious. Edwards Smokehouse in VA used to make a great “jamón serrano” out of lamb. They called it “surreyano,” a combo of southern and Serrano.
Smoked lamb “ham” used to be popular in the 18th century US.
Sleep?..................
Part of keeping kosher is avoiding misleading others that something is kosher when it is not.
For example, going to a non kosher restaurant and eating food you brought from home would not be ideal because it may confuse a stupid Jewish person into thinking the restaurant is kosher. Basically, one needs to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
This restaurant is edgy and a bit woke and likes to dance on the edge of what is permitted — fake cheese on a burger, for example.
So it’s getting a bit of grief.
That said, petty silly ruling, in that you can buy kosher turkey bacon all day long in Israel.
I agree!
I agree!
There's even 'soy bacon'...................
I am sorry but turkey bacon IS an ABOMINATION!
Real Dead Crunchy Frog... bacon...
Lightly killed...
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