ABSTRACT
For many orthodox Jews whose diet is strictly guided by religious dietary laws known as kashrut or kosher the very idea of a kosher Chinese restaurant is enchanting and daring, conjuring food fantasies kosher but very unorthodox. As mentioned Chapter 2, this trend has spread around the United States; and American Jews, especially New Yorkers, enjoy a particular fascination with the kosher (and also non-kosher) otherliness of Chinese food.
