Foodie News

-On a per capita basis, Tel Aviv is the world’s 3rd largest sushi market. But a crisis looms. (Ynet)

-A look at the making in Israel of the sesame-based foods halvah and tehina. (Haaretz)

Jews created the bundt pan, and you can now get it in a star-of-David form. (Nordicware)

A Comprehensive Guide to Challah and Bread Baking. (Cleveland Jewish News)

-A look at what’s involved in preparing Kosher food in China, for export to the West. (LA Times)

-Masorti Rabbi Adam J. Frank argues that “OU and Israel’s rabbinate condone barbarityâ€? because they provide Kosher authorization for the “use of the animal restraint method known as “shackling and hoisting” during the kosher slaughter process.â€? He argues that it violates the law against unnecessary infliction of pain to animals. (The Jerusalem Post)

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