From Mashgiachs to the new Jewish food movement: “Kosher Nation” by Sue Fishkoff

When you choose to purchase a jar of peanut butter with a hecksher on it or kosher chicken, you become one of the final elements in the long journey that the particular foodstuff undertook in order to be certified as kosher. It can be easy to take this process for granted when you are receiving these things in their final form, yet Kosher Nation by Sue Fishkoff highlights this process and provides an in depth look at the modern kosher food industry in the United States.

In turn, Fishkoff reveals the multitude of factors that constitute this ever-growing and evolving area of the food industry.

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