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Default Paying to eat "Kosher" even if you are not Jewish.

Sqwertz > writes:
>This is like Campbell's or Vlassic claiming that 99% of their
>products are bought by non-Jews because they're certified kosher.


Exactly one out of Campbell's entire product line is kosher.

>Though I certainly admit buying things like
>Empire Chicken is probably on the rise, but not for any rational
>reason. Kosher standards do nothing to promote actual quality or
>wholesomeness from an agnostic viewpoint - it's all just perception.


Empire chicken consistently wins blind taste tests. It certainly
seems "rational" to buy a particular food brand because you prefer its
taste to the other brands.

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