That’s an interesting thread. What did you wind up serving?
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.
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.
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.
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.