kosher food

Meaning

Kosher food is food that complies with Jewish dietary regulations, known as kashrut. Travelers often look for kosher food certified by official organizations to ensure it meets these standards. This term is common in supermarkets, hotels, and restaurants worldwide.

Examples

• Can you recommend a restaurant that serves kosher food?

  Can you recommend a restaurant that serves kosher food?

• This bakery is famous for its traditional kosher food and pastries.

  This bakery is famous for its traditional kosher food and pastries.

• We need to order kosher food for our flight next week.

  We need to order kosher food for our flight next week.

• Is there a grocery store nearby that has a kosher food section?

  Is there a grocery store nearby that has a kosher food section?

• She only eats certified kosher food when she travels abroad.

  She only eats certified kosher food when she travels abroad.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to buy a kosher food.

  ✓ I need to buy kosher food.

  Food is uncountable here, so you should omit the indefinite article 'a'.

• ✗ Is this meal kosher food?

  ✓ Is this meal kosher?

  Adding 'food' after 'kosher' when referring to a specific meal is redundant. Just ask if the meal is kosher.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The airline provides ___ if you request it in advance.

  💡 Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws

  Show answer

  kosher food

• They are looking for a supermarket with a good selection of ___.

  💡 Jewish dietary compliant food

  Show answer

  kosher food