Religious Freaks Encounters: Lobster Is Kosher If She Says So!
From Melissa, jezebel.com
In high school, I worked at a tiny B&B in mid-coastal Maine. One morning a new guest announced that she was strictly kosher and could not eat anything that had ever had bacon on it.
I assured her that our bacon was baked in the oven, not fried, so she could have eggs or pancakes.
She didn’t believe me and was really angry that we did not have a separate set of kosher cooking equipment.
Why she would expect this in a little town in Maine was beyond me. She eventually settled on toast but complained loudly the whole time.
I was a good little worker, so that afternoon I went out and bought a new pan, implements, etc. to use to cook her breakfast the next day. That night, I went for dinner at a local restaurant and saw her happily devouring lobster.
I returned my new pans and served her toast for the rest of her stay.
--Melissa
Posted by Ilia on Sunday, April 09, 2017 | Permalink
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Comments (10)
Heh. So funny when a poser gets busted. :D
Posted by: TechTyger | Sunday, April 09, 2017 at 07:13 AM
Reminds me of the gluten-free craze. She must have heard kosher and bacon in the same sentence and decided to give it a go.
Posted by: Sandman2010 | Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11:03 AM
*giggle* Am I the only one flashing to that episode of Seinfeld?
Posted by: Tech Support Survivor | Monday, April 10, 2017 at 12:50 PM
Not an expert on Kosher food, but doesn't it have to do with the way the animal is killed, as well as what Jewish people are allowed to eat? Like Hebrew National hotdogs are Kosher and contain no by products or pork. Also, they happen to be my favorite hot dogs, LOL
Posted by: TenebrisVenator | Monday, April 10, 2017 at 03:52 PM
Aye, I believe it does, Tenebris. And they're good hot dogs, agreed.
Posted by: Kai Lowell | Monday, April 10, 2017 at 04:45 PM
Did someone mistake kosher for vegan/vegetarian? I'm confuddled.
Posted by: Eddy Cator | Monday, April 10, 2017 at 06:13 PM
Vegetarians don't eat meat, shellfish is still meat. It has a face. Pescitarians eat sea food but not vegetarians. Anyone saying they're vegetarian and tucking into a lobster is misguided at least and deluded at most.
Posted by: Molly_Mog | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 01:26 AM
Tenebris:
http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm
"Of the things that are in the waters, you may eat anything that has fins and scales. Lev. 11:9; Deut. 14:9. Thus, shellfish such as lobsters, oysters, shrimp, clams and crabs are all forbidden. Fish like tuna, carp, salmon and herring are all permitted."
Posted by: TechTyger | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 04:15 AM
Looks like she was aiming at vegetarian and achieved flexitarian instead.
Posted by: Sgtpsycho | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 02:53 PM
Sgtpsycho: Then bounced off and landed in 'dumbassitarian'. 'Vegan' wasn't edgy enough for her, and gluten free was passe...
Posted by: TechTyger | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 03:15 PM