[Avodah] Are Vegan Restaurants Kosher?

[Zev Sero]

On 13/01/18 12:05, Ben Waxman via Avodah wrote:
> Frankly I don't understand the question. One of the main reasons we 
> demand hasgacha on a meat restaurant is because we don't believe the 
> owner's word when he says "Don't worry, all the ingredients are Badatz". 
> The same would apply with a vegan place. Maybe he fries up his french 
> fries in lard. Maybe the sauce has butter in it. Maybe he bought lettuce 
> directly from the secular kibbutz.

There are people who will eat at any restaurant that says "kosher" in 
the window, trusting the owner both not to lie and to know what kosher 
is.  Many of the same people will eat at vegan restaurants even if they 
*don't* claim to be kosher, thinking that if it's vegan it must 
automatically be kosher.  The page is aimed at clearing up that 
misconception by showing how vegan places can still be treif.  For 
instance, many people think bishul yisroel is a mere chumra, and don't 
understand that bishul akum is *lechol hadeos* just as treif as chicken 
parmesan.

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