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I've had this before - kosher pizza in brooklyn is very underrated. It reminds me of throwback pizza slices from the 90s when I was a kid. It's the sauce, crispyness of the crust, plus sauce to cheese ratio. This place is just on point. Another spot that's good is on East 15th and Ave M called Jerusalem II Pizza - really good as well
@@aronpollak4660It was there fir over 20 years, but unfortunately a couple of years ago the owner retired and sold the place, which reopened under the name Perizia Kosher Pizza. The quality and taste is completely different, sorry to say.
I'm all about Benny's Pizza when I'm up for kosher pizza on Avenue J (it's relatively new and there's one in Boro Park as well). When I was in college, Jerusalem II was *the* kosher pizza place to be on Avenue J, though. Then there was Netanya kosher pizza, which no longer seems to be there last I checked. (It wasn't that great.) For some reason, though, I don't remember ever going into Pizza Time. And I went to Brooklyn College nearby and even lived in the neighborhood for about a year. By the way, even though technically it's correct to call that neighborhood "Midwood", most Orthodox Jews who live there tend to refer to it as "Flatbush". The way I see it, Midwood is part of Flatbush but Midwood isn't Flatbush.
My wife's grandfather lived 500 ft from the ocean in far rockaway. went up there many times. Liked that it was NYC but removed. Brought back some good memories. Wish I knew about some of those places back then
The grandma slice looks really good! I was in Midwood just the other day and passed Di Fara. At the risk of starting a war here, I REALLY dislike Di Fara pizza, including whole pies with all-buffalo mozzarella (not cheap). I find it greasy, soggy, and (worst of all) extremely salty. On the rare occasion that finds me in Midwood, I'd be delighted to find a good slice. I've yet to find a kosher slice I like but I'm willing to be convinced!
Mac n Cheese pizza combines two of my staples when I was a poor college kid. I would definitely grab a slice of that today. 👍 Wonder if ramen pizza is any good? 🤔
Ah, sorry if we didn't make that clear enough! We had so much interesting stuff from our interview with Chanie, it was hard to decide what to include. Maybe this will help you out: www.koshercertification.org.uk/whatdoe.html
Kosher: in adherence to the dietary laws of the religion of Judaism. There are rules about how animals must be treated and slaughtered, how foods are prepared, certain foods are forbidden, etc. The process is supervised by a religious official who is knowledgeable about the rules. As regards pizza, the biggest difference with a kosher pizza restaurant is that there wouldn't be meat since in kosher food they're not made with the same kitchen equipment or eaten in the same meal. Also pork is never kosher. So no pepperoni. Making non-kosher pepperoni pies alongside cheese slices would make all the pies there non-kosher. It's got to all be kosher, or it isn't kosher. But other than making sure it's kosher, a kosher cheese pizza slice is identical to a non-kosher slice and uses the same ingredients. There's kosher versions of almost every type of popular restaurant. Japanese, barbecue, steakhouses, pizza, etc. If there are enough local people who keep kosher and want to eat a certain food, a kosher-prepared version becomes available so that those who only eat kosher food can enjoy it.
I went 2 doors over because DiFara didn't have anything ready, Bennys kosher pizza is by far one of the best I've ever tasted. Slices are a little small, but phenomenal.
LeBronzo some rabbis say it depends on the thickness of the crust. My rabbi says eat garlic bread first so you can say hamotzi with certainty and I’m ofc down for that
What’s funny is that place actually has real Italians making the pizza I know the guy personally who’s throwing the dough with out him it would suck! It’s the Italians they hired . They made a good business move on that!
This was a non-kosher place that converted to kosher and kept everything the same except switching to kosher versions of the ingredients. I remember when they opened it was a pretty big deal!
One note of correction. We don't bles the food, we bless God for the food which acts as a form of asking permission to eat the food since everything belongs to God
Yeah, there are some really good meat substitutes that are served at kosher Pizza spots. In my opinion the imitation meat is better than the imitation cheese.
Okay, thanks. Only thing is, when I was about 22, I was a vegetarian, and then a vegan, which Is why I ever bothered to learn to cook in the first place; and one of the first things I ever made was vegan chili, using texturized vegetable protein. The chili was vile, owing largely to my abysmal culinary skills back in those days, but the experience left me with a lasting bad impression of meat substitutes. I suppose food technology has advanced tremendously since then, but I remain skeptical. I also think, quite apart from the gustatory virtue of any given mock food, I'm just philosophically and aesthetically opposed to mock foods in general; margarine, for example, as opposed to butter, vexes me. If I ever go to a kosher pizzeria, therefore, I imagine I'll just order its best vegetarian pizza. How bout mushrooms, bell peppers, chilis, olives, artichokes, sweet corn, spinach, feta, Parmigiano-Reggiano and mozzarella? All right, thanks again for your feedback.
@@Tubebrerry When it comes to meat substitutes it's really about prep, flavor and proportions, if you use too much in a dish it generally is not great. I do agree, why bother with meat substitutes in a Kosher spot when there are so many delicious natural vegetarian alternatives.
Halal is NOT "the exact equivalent of kosher" and exactly what does "tamely" have to do with anything? Do you see any meat offerings in this video? No, because kashruth requires, among other criteria, strict separation of meat and dairy. If you're going to inject a persecution complex into a discussion, at least have your facts straight.
I am trying to learn more about God's idea of healthy eating. So my question is, I could have swore I saw them putting cheese on a pizza with meat oh, I know you are not to cook cheese or any milk products together with meat oh, I know that they have now found out through modern science that this makes the product rather toxic. So do they have the pizza with either a kosher meat or with cheese or do they cook both of the products separately and then put them together before serving? I'm asking this because I like cheese and I'm trying to figure out if there is a way I can cook these items separately and then assemble them so they are not cooking together, or if it doesn't matter just putting them together afterwards is a problem also?
@@ValerieFietkau So, we have one holiday where we are supposed to eat dairy. What we do is have dairy, then clear the table. Change tablecloths and dishes, then proceed with meat if desired.
@@marcs8991 True. I think you can also say ha-motsi on some things that really only need to have mezonot, for instance bread that is baked with apple juice.
We don't "censor" it. We don't believe in spelling that name and so we don't complete it unless we're using it to refer to gods other than our own. It's respect and religious law, not censorship.
Because pizza with meat isn't really that great in the first place. I liked it growing up, then my palate matured and I started eating healthier, and at this point it is not remotely tempting.
Because according to Jewish tradition the name of God can't be written fully on anywhere or anything that might be damaged or thrown in the garbage. I'm not sure if the word appearing in a video on the internet meets these qualifications but I guess someone felt it did.
@Soren Not exactly. The prohibition is on pronouncing the "Divine Name" in Hebrew, spelled with the Hebrew letters "yod", 'heh", "waw, " "heh". Sometimes this is spelled "Yahweh" or "Jehova" in Roman letters. Orthodox Jewish tradition teaches that we no longer know the pronunciation of "the Name" Therefore in Hebrew prayers,instead of attempting to utter the sacred name, the words "Adonai", meaning "m Master" is substituted for the divine name. In casual conversation, however, when referring to God or the prayers that use that word, rather than say "Adonai" Orthodox Jews will say "HaShem" (which just means "the Name") among themselves. In prayer books and holy texts, the word is spelled out fully in Hebrew , but not pronounced. But in casual writing, it's also written out "HaShem" or just the letter "heh" (making the initial "h" sound) bexcause the actual name is considered so holy. As for spelling it out fully in English the word "God", many English-speaking Orthodox Jews ,as a sign of reverence, carry over the Hebrew custom of abbreviating it into English and will write the word out as "G-d" (or sometimes one sees "the L-rd"), but this is just a custom and it's not an absolute rule in Judaism that it's forbidden to explicitly spell it out fully.
Sorry Chanie but we don't bless the food ..we bless Gd for giving us the food ..and then ppl wonder why non Jews think kosher means a rabbi blessed the food
I’m Jewish- a person cannot bless God when we say A blessing we r saying Blessed is god which means God gives blessings we are saying in the prayer of bread Blessed is God who brings forth bread from the earth
"Nobody wants to feel held back by their traditions and by their customs, so having Kosher Pizza lets us embrace that part of American culture." If your traditions and customs do not meaningfully separate you from the world, then I fail to understand why you choose to maintain this fiction of being Orthodox and separate from the Worldliness of Men.
when people stick their tongue out before eating, reminds me of animals. but animals have no manners, since they don't have a powerful brain. on the other hand, people who are supposed to have a powerful brain, behave like animals. orthodox (adj.) mid-15c., of opinions, faith, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Greek orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" (see ortho-) + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept." As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in English 1772; in reference to a branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.
