Jewish. I have no clue what he can and cant eat, except that he cant eat pork. anyone have any ideas? she is bringing him home from college with her in a few weeks so I need to know what not to cook. thanks!

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Hey LittleJo!

Also - no shellfish.

My DH is also Jewish. If your DD's BF is observant, that's one thing. However, he may also only eat Kosher. Is there any possibility that you might be able to find this out? That is another thing entirely - harder to accomodate, but not impossible. (You then have to worry about not combining dairy foods with meats, as well as using separate dishes, utensils, etc.).

hearty chicken soup, matzo ball soup, baked macaroni and cheese, fish (but not shellfish), various veggie casseroles - these are usually our common staples. Lots of foods that are usually referred to as "comfort foods" are in the mix over here around the Jewish holidays. They would be safer bets.

But find out whether he eats Kosher foods only, first. Then go from there.

This might help also.
Judaism 101: Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws

I know a few people who eat kosher at home and I don't believe that keeping a kosher kitchen is something that you could do for a guest. I think it may be a compromise on the part of the folks that I know, but what they do at work and in resturants is eat vegetarian...including no fish, as devinmom noted.

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The first thing you need to find out is if he's observant or not. If he is, and he only eats Kosher food, he wouldn't be able to eat anything prepared in your kitchen since you don't keep a Kosher kitchen yourself. You would be able to bring in Kosher foods for him, though, so make sure you check in advance. If he doesn't "keep" kosher, you can cook for him the same way you cook for your family, just according to everyone's likes and dislikes.

a person who keeps kosher will not eat in a non-kosher kitchen; as said above, no pork or shellfish; also, no mixing of meat and dairy products.

if you need to bring in a kosher meal, find a place that is supervised by the local Kashrut agency, be certain it is brought into your home sealed and marked by the kashrut agency, and let him break the seal

however, there are a lot of jews who do not keep kosher; a lot who keep kosher style (no mixing of dairy and meat products) and various degrees in between.

your dd should just ask him his degree of observancy

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Or maybe you can just ask your daughter what he eats? Presumably she eats with him at college on occasion and probably has a pretty good idea. Not sure but part of me says that if he has a non-Jewish girlfriend, that he might not keep kosher. KWIM?

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Good point...

After reading the posts above about Kosher kitchens, does he live in an apartment with a Kosher kitchen? If not, then he's probably cooking for himself in a non-Kosher dorm room or eating in the non-Kosher dining hall.

Your daughter would probably be the best resource on his dietary needs/restrictions.

I will ask her about it before he comes. I know he cant have pork and shell fish but thats about all I know . we are not jewish and I just aint got a clue what to feed this guy and I dont want him to be hungry the whole time he is here.

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When I was in college, my roommate and suitemates were all Jewish. They had no diet restrictions that I was aware of. I would ask your daughter to find out the dietary limitations for this young man.

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I would think JMO if he were "observant" and following the whole Kosher thing he probably wouldn't be dating your daughter (since I am assuming she is not Jewish) so I wouldn't get too worried, since (assuming again)they probably eat together now. But I would definately ask her (when she's not in his presence of course).

The girl that I work for is Jewish. No pork and no shellfish (as stated above). Also - all meat must be kosher AND random other items (such as marshmallows, pickles, etc.).

Yeah that

Meaning - If he were <VERY> religious, he'd be looking to the Jewish faith for a GF/Wife.

<I> came from a Kosher house. <I> married outside the Jewish religion. I love pork-chops

Jason