"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> tuppy wrote:
> > "Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> > > Boron Elgar wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:41:24 GMT, cathy
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >When I was a kid the only salami we ever bought was Hebrew
> National
> > > > >kosher salami.
> > > > >
> > > > >When you go to the deli counter in the market these days there
> is a
> > > > >mind-boggling array of salamis <sp?> and sausages. Does anyone
> know
> > > > >what type/style of salami/sausage would be closest in flavor and
> > > > >texture to a kosher salami?
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks,
> > > > >Cathy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The closest you will get to it in most markets is Hebrew National
> or
> > > > Best's.
> > > >
> > > > HN is still made, though it belongs to ConAgra now & does not
> taste
> > > > nearly as good as it used to. It has flavorings and hydrolyzed
> soy
> > > > protein in it now.
> > > >
> > > > Boron
> > >
> > > There are a couple other brands, Issac Gellis, Shofar.
> > >
> > > But none today are like the real kosher salami of yesteryear, back
> then
> > > kosher salami did not need refrigeration, it was a fermented
> salami,
> > > just hung from a hook at the deli... the older/aged ones dripped
> fat
> > > until they were pretty dry, those were what you got when you asked
> for
> > > "hard salami", and cost a few cents extra, well, they lost weight.
> > >
> > > You really can't compare today's kosher delis to those from even
> forty
> > > years ago... there is no comparison... today's kosher delis (every
> one
> > > of them with no exceptions whatsoever) serve phony baloney. I'll
> only
> > > believe you've ever eaten real kosher deli if you can tell me
> what's a
> > > "toot".
> > >
> > > Sheldon
> > >
> > You can "hang" and dry Vienna's beef salami. Yes, it drips fat all
> over the
> > countertop. I have been doing that since the 1970's. I grew up in a
> strict
> > kosher household (and gave it up when I moved out) and can't tell you
> what a
> > toot is. I called a Hasidic friend of mine in Great Neck, NY and he
> couldn't
> > tell me either. What is a "toot?"
>
> Hasidics wouldn't have a clue about kosher delis... they don't frequent
> them. And as to a "toot", I ain't giving it up... you either know or
> you don't... if you grew up in a kosher home and don't know you're
> probably fairly young.
>
> Vienna Beef products are not kosher.
>
> Not a very informative website: http://www.viennabeef.com/welcome1.htm
>
> Sheldon
>
I never said Vienna beef salami is kosher but their beef salami has no pork
nor pork derived products.. With regard to Hasidic not having a clue about
kosher delis, respectfully you don't know what you are talking about.
Hasidic and other orthodox friends of mine and I have gone to kosher NY
delis since probably about the time you were born. Yes, I am a young 53.