AboutRikki Spivak Expertise I can answer questions regarding Kosher, Laws of Milk and Meat, Cooking on Shabbos, Orthodox Jewish cooking and recipes, and Traditional Jewish foods and customs
Experience I am an Orthodox Jewish mother with years of traditional cooking experience. I keep a strictly Kosher kitchen and am familiar (although not an halachic expert) in the laws regarding same.
Education/Credentials I am a product of the Bais Yaakov (Orthodox girls' school) system as well as Occuapational Therapist.
Question What makes a drink a "Jewish Drink" ?
I know it sounds odd, but a friend of mine posted a comment about Jewish drinks.... I asked him the same question and well.... here we are still trying to answer that question.
Thanks!
Answer Well, it's hard to know to what, exactly your friend was referring. I can think of two possibilities: either a Kosher drink, or a drink that is traditionally associated with Jews and Jewish custom or tradition. A Kosher drink is one that does not include any mixture of milk and meat, does not contain grape products that were touched by a non-Jew and carries a kosher symbol indicating that it has been checked and certified to only contain Kosher ingredients. Most commercial drinks fall into this category. Most brands of soda, orange juice, Snapple, many brands of beer, specific liquors, etc. One need only look for the kosher certification (frequently a "U" in a circle, or "K" in a circle or star - "K" on its own is not universally accepted).
Drinks that are traditionally associated or thought of as "Jewish" might include Seltzer, Manishevitz wine, Borsht (a drink made of beets), and grape juice.
