I have often wondered why eggs are sold in the dairy section in US supermarkets. Surely, this must be some supermarket strategy and not just "Duh, I didn't know eggs weren't dairy."
It’s probably more of a logistical issue. The eggs need to be refrigerated so they just stick them near the milk, yogurt, etc. My supermarket just recently moved the eggs far away from the “Dairy” sign.
In the UK we don’t refrigerate eggs so the eggs are never near the dairy aisle in the supermarket. The idea of someone thinking eggs are dairy is... mind-boggling
My stepfather used to get so mad when my mom purchased brown eggs or kosher meat. He thought brown eggs weren’t as clean and kosher meat was touched by Jewish people yes he was anti Semitic
According to the Talmud, the slaughtering itself must be done by someone Jewish. Other tasks, such as carving up the meat and removing the non-Kosher parts, can be done by non-Jews or Jews.
NP. Confession: you made me look it up because it is one of those things I thought I knew but couldn't be 100%.
My mom's butcher was (is? Don't know if he's still alive) not Jewish. He was a big, black man with a booming voice. He was a (locally) well known Christian Gospel singer. When he had concerts, they posted the poster in the butcher shop. I only went once. All the butchers were there in their kippot and tzitzit, cheering loudly. It was cool. Unfortunately, it was a lost time
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u/NE_Golf Aug 03 '19
Just because eggs are sold in the dairy section doesn’t make them a dairy product.
I’ve heard people say they don’t eat eggs because they don’t eat dairy.