Tastes of Israel
Choosing Kosher Food Gift Baskets
Whether you are Jewish or not, you may have friends who are. It would be a wonder gesture to give them kosher food gift baskets on special occasions. When giving gifts of food to Jewish friends and family, it is important to ensure that it all meets kosher standards. You don’t have to confine giving kosher gift baskets to Jewish friends. Anyone would thoroughly enjoy such a wonderful gift.
You also want to be sure everything is certified kosher by a recognized kosher certification organization, such as Star-K, OK and OU. Many people misunderstand what kosher is and think it means food is blessed by a rabbi or prepared a certain way. However, the truth is that kosher food is food that meets biblical dietary requirements. Only certain animals are considered food and meat and dairy are to be not eaten together. All food products have to be free of any ingredients that don’t meet the kosher guidelines. If you want to give food that can be eaten with either meat or dairy, look for items labeled Parve. This means there is no dairy or meat ingredients in the food and can be given with confidence at any time.
At your-giftbaskets.com, you can confidently choose unique gourmet gift baskets that are kosher for the most discriminating palate. There are many choices that are perfect for many occasions.
For birthdays, the Gourmet Medley, the Kosher Grand Collection and the Bible Bread Jam’boree are excellent choices. Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah deserve something special such as the Gourmet’s Choice or Tastes of Israel gift baskets.
Finding the perfect gift to fulfill the custom of sending gifts of food (Mishlo’ah Manot) for Purim is made easy with the Hamentashen Tin or the Olde World Rugelach. Hanukah is just as easy. Again, the Olde World Rugelach is perfect and so are the Kosher Gourmet Gift Basket, the Premier Kosher basket and many others.
Shavuot has a tradition of eating dairy as part of the celebration, so the Kosher Cheese Board is ideal for this special time. The Olde World Rugelach is another good fit as it is Parve, making it perfect for enjoying with either dairy or meat.
The Cornucopia of Fruit is a great gift for Rosh HaShannah or Succot. Other baskets for Rosh HaShannah and Succot include Bible Bread Jam’boree, Premier Kosher, Kosher Premium Collection and Tastes of Israel.
Many other occasions you might want to give a gift of food include weddings, house warming parties, baby naming, etc. Of course, you want to know what is in a gift basket before you give it to someone, so below, a few of the baskets are listed with the items in each and its kosher certification.
Bible Bread Jam’boree – In keeping with an ancient tradition dating back to exodus, this basket features products from Israel. Packaged in a lovely wicker basket are garlic, pure honey, and dill Bible crisp breads. To accompany the breads, three flavors of Aunt Berta’s preserves from Carmel Farms are pink grapefruit, apricot, and strawberry marmalade. A tin of Wissotsky Tea in various flavors, such as Mango Passion Fruit, Earl Grey, Cranberry Splash, Nana Tea and more, is included along with a jar of raw honey and honey drizzler top off the basket. Everything in the basket is Parve and bear the OU, OK, or KOF K certification emblems.
Tastes of Israel – This basket is all low carb and wonderful. The star of the basket is a honey glazed turkey breast from Hod Golan in Israel. Next are two large tins of Israeli Zesty Pickles and Olives. Tins of stuffed peppers and fried eggplant add an authentically Middle Eastern flare. From the famous Osem company, there are packets of tomato and onion soups. As a wonderful compliment, there is a good assortment of Israeli candies and mints. The turkey breast is OU Glatt certified and everything else is OU Parve.
Hamentashen Tin – This choice consists of wonderful jewel-like Hamentashen in Traditional Prune, Ruby Raspberry, Old World Poppy, Creamy Chocolate and Tart Apricot flavors. They are packed in beautiful tins that can be reused when the Hamentashen has been enjoyed. This choice is OU Parve certified.
Olde World Rugelach – This European delight is packed in decorated tins that can be reused. Traditionally made flaky pastry is filled with Cinnamon Raisin, Apricot Cashew, Raisin Walnut and Chocolate Walnut fillings. This delicious Rugelach is OU certified kosher and is Parve.
No matter what your simcha (celebration) is, you will find a wonderful gift basket of food at your-giftbaskets.com. It is tov meod!