FW: was : tomor margarine 2

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Eliane in Amsterdam

 

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Van: Eliane & Rene Driessen [e.r.driessen]

Verzonden: woensdag 7 april 2004 23:23

Aan: ' '

Onderwerp: RE: tomor margarine - message from

the makers

 

 

Dear Lucy,

 

I can understand that you are confused. I would be also, if I wasn´t grown

up in a Jewish-kosher-Ashkenazi surrounding.

 

The reason why Soya is not allowed for the Ashkenazi Jews is because it is a

bean. As we don´t eat beans during these 8 days, it is logical (for us) not

to eat the Soya. The beans are called KITNIOT. Difficult to explain. People

of a Sephardic origin may eat it as well as rice etc. the difference between

Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews is, Jews from a western origin like Russia,

Poland, German are Ashkenazi, and the Eastern like Morocco, Portugal, Spain,

Middle East are Sephardic. Not all but roughly explained.

 

What I suggest for next year is to buy some of the margarine in advance. You

can keep it for a long time without any problems. Or ask Rakusen when they

start the Passover production, to be sure to use the one allowed for the

vegans.

 

Hope this helps a little, please don´t let it keep you awake which products

are kosher for Passover or not, believe me, even for us it is difficult

enough.

 

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Van: ebveg [ebveg]

Verzonden: woensdag 7 april 2004 16:40

Aan:

Onderwerp: tomor margarine - message from the

makers

 

 

I wrote to Rakusens to ask about the different tomor margarine

recipes. I am even more confused now - what reason is soya not

allowed at Passover?

 

 

" Thank you for your comments. The Kosher for Passover margarine is

not suitable for Vegans because the Vitamin D is derived from

lanolin. In the year round product the vitamin D is derived from

Soya which Jewish people cannot consume at Passover. The packs are

clearly marked Kosher for Passover and the Vegan symbol is absent.

We have no plans to alter our packaging and this is a decision for

our Marketing Department.

Yours sincerely,

Graham Knapton.

Technical Director. "

 

Lucy