Archive for January 20th, 2010

Kosher Catering

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
 
Many Jewish food companies all over the world offer high-class kosher catering services. It is especially popular in the United States, where one can find kosher catering companies in almost every state and in every big city, like New York, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Boston, that are famous for having a big Jewish population.

Kosher catering services can be used not only for celebrations or parties. You can use catering services for every-day home or office meals, or in any other location you could think of. Top-class kosher catering services will usually offer you a huge number of locations that you can choose from. The Kosher catering menus are usually modern and innovative at the same time, offering top-class prepared food and service. When choosing your kosher caterer, make sure that he uses only the best and fresh ingredients for the meals and that all food is made according to kosher rules and traditions under strict supervision. The best kosher catering services usually offer delicious food cooked according to the most modern trends, but at the same time having an exquisite traditional Jewish flavor (usually called kosher fusion food).

Kosher catering is very often used for such events as Jewish weddings, traditional dinners, bar or bat mitzvah, corporate parties and other social events. When catering services are used for such big and important occasions in your life, it is necessary to find a reliable and professional kosher catering company. Make sure that the company employs event architects, as they are essential when it comes to organizing a significant event, which requires all details such as cars, flowers, tablecloths and cutlery, to be organized properly. A kosher catering company should understand your needs and desires perfectly to organize a memorable celebration that you would not be able to forget for many years. Such company will be able to organize an event completely, from start to finish, fit into your budget and make everything just like you wanted!

No matter how complicated or simple a kosher catering event is, a good company will be able to offer the right menu, the right venue and the right staff to make the function . Many people prefer choosing old companies that have been on the market for a long time and have proved the consistently high quality of their food and services. Check the recommendations on the website of a kosher catering company, find out if any of your friends know about it and try to learn, with what clients and in what venues the company has worked with before. High-quality kosher catering companies usually have experience in working not only with private parties, but also in organizing events in synagogues, big hotels, banquet halls and country clubs, and should have worked at least several big corporate clients. Make sure the company pays attention to every detail to meet your needs.

Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews food eating tradition

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Before we start talking about Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews difference food eating tradition, let’s differentiate and understand what the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews is.

Sephardic Jews are from Mediterranean countries, like Spain and Portugal (“Sephard” is translated “Iberian Peninsula” from Hebrew). Sephardi are also subdivided into Sephardim (Jews from Spain and Portugal) and Mizrachim (Jews from Middle East and Northern Africa). The first Jewish settlers in America where Sephardic and organized their congregations in New York and Philadelphia. Most of the Jews in Israel are now Sephardic, particularly Mizrachim.