Are things that are vegetarian Kosher by default?!
I'm a reformed Jew and a vegetarian. When my friends ask me if I keep kosher, what can I tell them?
Answers: Obviously, not all things that are kosher are vegetarian. Any kind of meat isn't! I was just wondering if things that are vegetarian also kosher. There's no meat in any of it, which eliminates the risk of having a non-kosher animal in it, right?
I'm a reformed Jew and a vegetarian. When my friends ask me if I keep kosher, what can I tell them?
no, eggs may contain blood spots and still be used in vegetarian foods.
my understanding is they would not be kosher. I could be wrong, i'm not Jewish, i just picked this up from Jewish guests that stay at our veggie B&B - they ask about fertilised eggs and how we clean the shells.
The Jewish Vegetarian Society might be useful for you.
They are based at:
The International Jewish Vegetarian Society;
855 Finchley Road, London NW 11, England.
phone +44 (0) 20 84550692
Some vegetarian foods use shellac or other insect-based ingredients (not the insects themnselves) for a glaze. Those would be vegetarian, but not vegan and not kosher. I didn't get this for certain from my Jewish upbringing, but I think honey, maybe beeswax, is the only insect ingredient that can be considered kosher.
You might want to ask your rabbi and see what s/he says.
Some vegetables like broccoli, raspberries and cauliflower are non-kosher. It is apparently impossible to get them clean enough and make sure there are no bugs hiding in the nooks and crannies.