# Kosher Meal Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615 "2019-07-25T14:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615/21 "2019-07-26T14:28:16Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Possibly relevant [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=149843). FWIW, everything went as well as could possibly be imagined. He ate everything, praised everything, and a good time was had by all. > > I hope your dinner goes as well as that one did. > > Regards, > Shodan That’s an interesting thread. What did you wind up serving? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615/22 "2019-07-26T14:51:58Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Novelty Bobble: > > He’s probably used to checking off “Kosher” as a box on an institutional form, which gets him packaged meals (e.g., on airplanes or in hospitals). He probably didn’t realize that the person on the other end would think to try and prepare a Kosher meal on their own. If the guy’s a general, then it may be a matter of politics, or at least protocol. The guy may enjoy guzzling bacon cheeseburgers in his spare time, but as a high-ranking official representative of the State of Israel, serving him non-kosher food could be perceived as an intentional insult. I suspect he’s required to check the “kosher” box whenever abroad, whether he wants to or not. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615/23 "2019-07-26T14:56:47Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > So I am ordering a Kosher meal for the Israeli General. I going to pick it up and bring it home, about 40-minute drive. Is there a kosher way to re-heat it if it gets cold? Can I use my non-kosher oven or microwave? If I were you, I’d order a whole Kosher spread for everyone attending. So he doesn’t feel like the odd man out, eating short ribs and asparagus while everybody else gets pot roast and braised artichokes. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615/24 "2019-07-26T15:12:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > That’s an interesting thread. What did you wind up serving? I went with the menu as described - grilled marinated salmon, a green salad with mustard vinegraitte, baked potatoes, baked squash with orange sauce, and fresh bread. I don’t think we had a dessert, and IIRC he drank water. I couldn’t find a non-grape wine that went at all with the salmon. I cleaned and scoured the grill as much as I could, although no doubt not enough to make any ritual difference, but he was fine with it. It was fun. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615/25 "2019-07-26T16:45:51Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I went with the menu as described - grilled marinated salmon, a green salad with mustard vinegraitte, baked potatoes, baked squash with orange sauce, and fresh bread. I don’t think we had a dessert, and IIRC he drank water. I couldn’t find a non-grape wine that went at all with the salmon. I cleaned and scoured the grill as much as I could, although no doubt not enough to make any ritual difference, but he was fine with it. > > It was fun. > > Regards, > Shodan Sounds yummy. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615/26 "2019-07-26T18:57:51Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > He’s probably used to checking off “Kosher” as a box on an institutional form, which gets him packaged meals (e.g., on airplanes or in hospitals). He probably didn’t realize that the person on the other end would think to try and prepare a Kosher meal on their own. Once I sat on an airplane next to a Jewish couple. Presumably they had ordered the “Kosher” meal. When it arrived, they scrutinized the kosher certificate very carefully for a couple of minutes, then sent the meals back. The crew brought them a second set of special meals (vegan? halal? not sure), but it too was no good. They seemed to have anticipated the possibility, though, since they broke out some crackers, etc. to snack on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615.md?page=1)