| Kosher food has become the symbol of Jewish | | | | Orthodox Jewish Congregations", a non-profit |
| national culture, together with the Jewish holidays | | | | service organization, which for many years has |
| and Jewish music. Originating from Jewish religious | | | | been a leader in the field of kosher supervision. |
| beliefs, kosher food is perceived by non-Jewish | | | | And there is also the matter of kosher style. This |
| communities as a tradition, which symbolizes the | | | | expression usually refers to non-Kosher foods, |
| specifically Jewish foods and preferences. Jewish | | | | which aren't kosher, but can be produced as such. |
| stores are found in every big European city: the | | | | Kosher style food doesn't include the meet of |
| signboard which says "Kosher", declares that in | | | | forbidden animals, but only those which can be |
| this store you can purchase kosher groceries and | | | | certified as Kosher. Kosher style food also doesn't |
| kosher deli, such as kosher meet, kosher fish, | | | | contain mixtures of Kosher dairy and kosher |
| kosher pretzels and kosher snacks. | | | | meat, also forbidden according to the halakha. |
| Shopping for kosher food has become an art for | | | | Jews who strictly adhere to laws of Kashrut don't |
| Jewish religious women. For Jewish orthodoxies, it | | | | eat in restaurants of Kosher style, but those who |
| requires not only buying in specific supermarkets, | | | | keep only a degree of Kosher, may eat Kosher |
| but also checking all the foods for a rabbinic seal. | | | | style food. |
| This seal is a sign of a rabbinic supervision, which | | | | Kosher food in America and many European |
| indicates, that the specific food has been prepared | | | | countries has become a certain symbol or brand |
| according to all the Jewish laws of Kosher, as it is | | | | of Jewish national food. Many of the buyers of |
| said in the halakha. In every country there are | | | | kosher food hold the belief that Kosher is not only |
| different Kashrut supervising organizations. For | | | | food prepared according to Jewish law, but also a |
| instance, in United States there is "The Union of | | | | symbol of healthy, tasteful food. |