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Would you try this? 🤯 - Keeping it Kosher Clip
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The newest episode of the Keeping it Kosher podcast, Wine Uncorked, is out now! Our host Rabbi Ezra Sarna is joined by Rabbi Nachum Rabinowitz, OU Kosher’s expert on kosher wine and alcohol, for a conversation on all things wine - from the fundamentals of halacha to how those principles play out in modern wine production. Listen at keepingitkosher.org, or wherever you get your podcasts.🎧
Categories:Torah/Halacha
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There's a certain kind of liquor that has a worm
inside of it. Can it be kosher? Would the OU
ever certify a bottle with a worm inside of it?
That's a good question. What you're referring to
is mezcal, a Mexican agave based drink similar
to tequila. Tequila is from one region. Mezcal
is from a variety of regions, and in a specific
area to sort of identify the product is coming
from that area. They take a worm which is native
to that region and they put it into the bottle.
Technically speaking, tolaim, are what we call
nosen tam lifgam, and that means that any flavor
that it would impart would be a negative
flavor and therefore would be permitted. So,
could you technically drink the the bottle?
Don't eat the worm, but could you drink the
bottle that the worm sat in? Yes. But,
you know, it's not palatable in my mind,
but technically it probably would not negatively
impact the kashrus status of the product.