Kosher
GENERAL INFORMATION
THERE ARE NO KOSHER RESTAURANTS IN OUR AREA
BREAD:
Stone Hearth Bakery
The Village at Bayers Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(902) 454-2851
This is our local bakery under the strict supervision of Rabbi Amram Maccabi (HK). All bagels, challah loaves, challah rolls, white breads, whole wheat breads, multigrain breads and brown breads are “Pat Yisrael”. All rye and sourdough breads are “Pat Palter”. Stone Hearth products are also available in the local grocery stores.
Bens Limited
The following products, produced in the Halifax and Moncton plants, are under the Kosher Supervision of the KOF-K although their marking does not appear on the packaging.
◊Texas Toast, white and whole wheat
◊ Ben’s Raisin Bread (contains no raising juice concentrate)
◊ Dempster’s Raisin Brown Bread (contains no raising juice concentrate)
◊ Dempster’s Body Wise Bread, multigrain, white and whole wheat
◊ Grainhouse Mills Bread, cracked wheat, oatmeal brown and multigrain
◊ Co-op Country Morning Bread, white and whole wheat
◊ Butternut Thick 100% Wheat Bread
◊ Villaggio Breads, white and whole wheat
◊ Holsum Bread, white and whole wheat
◊ Holsum Hot Dog and Hamburg Buns
◊ Sobey’s Signal Bread, white and whole wheat
◊ Sobey’s Our Compliments Hot Dog and Hamburg Buns
◊ Xtra Soft Bread, white and whole wheat 15 + 2; Xtra Soft Sandwich Bread, white and whole wheat 18 + 12
◊ Dempster’s Bread, white and 100% whole wheat
Smart 16 White (Round Top and Sandwich Bread)
Smart 100% Whole Wheat
Canada Bread products baked in the Halifax Plant should have HX stamped on the plastic fastener; products baked in the Moncton Plant should have MO stamped on the plastic fastener; however, sometimes the HX or MO are inadvertently cut out by machinery.
There is also an “inkjet code” printed on each bag. The code for the Halifax Plant is 02 and the code for the Moncton Plant is 05.
Pete’s Frootique
Halifax Store
1515 Dresden Row,
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(902) 425-5700
Sweet challahs and rolls from Montreal Kosher arrive in the stores each Friday night and they are immediately frozen. These frozen products are available any day of the week at the deli counter or on the shelves on Thursday and Friday.
WINE AND GRAPE JUICE:
A selection of kosher wines can be found at the following locations:
Bishop’s Cellar
1479 Lower Water Street,
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(902) 490-2675
Port of Wines
5431 Doyle Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(902) 422-0680
Nova Scotia Liquor Commission Stores,
Sobey’s Queen Street location carries only carries Manischewitz sweet wine.
Quinpool Superstore location carries a slightly wider selection.
Grape juice is usually available at the Superstore locations on Barrington Street and Quinpool Road as well as Sobey’s on Queen Street.
FISH:
All fresh salmon can be purchased either whole or in fillets.
Smoked salmon (lox) requires a hechsher.
All other kosher fishes can be purchased filleted with a hechscher, as a whole, raw fish with skin on, or as raw fillets with skin on one side.
CHEESE:
A selection of hard cheeses is sometimes available at Sobey’s, Queen Street.
Soft cheeses (goat, ricotta and cottage) are available at Sobey’s and Superstore in the health food sections as well as at Pete’s Frootique. Creamed cottage cheese (4 x 113g) is available at Superstore under the No Name label and Nordica Brand.
CANADIAN HASHGACHOT:
COR: KASHRUTH COUNCIL OF CANADA
HK: HALIFAX KOSHER
The following stores have selections of kosher products in specially marked Kosher sections and/or other items marked kosher on the regular grocery shelves:
Quinpool Market Superstore
6139 Quinpool Road
(902) 425-1498
This store carries some kosher dairy products, breads, baked goods, packaged dry goods. Many of their house brand products such as cookies, carbonated beverages, pastas etc., bearing the labels “President’s Choice”, “Blue Menu”, “No Name” and “PC Organics” are kosher under various recognized supervisions. There is also a Nova Scotia Liquor Commission Store within this location that carries the available kosher wines.
Barrington Market Superstore
1075 Barrington Street
(902) 492-3240
This location carries some kosher dairy products, breads, baked goods, packaged dry goods, deli meats, frozen prepared products and frozen raw poultry and beef. Many of their house brand products such as cookies, carbonated beverages, pastas etc., bearing the labels “President’s Choice”, “Blue Menu”, “No Name” and “PC Organics” are kosher under various recognized supervisions.
Queen Street Sobeys
1120 Queen Street
(902) 422-9884
This store carries some kosher dairy products, packaged dry goods, breads and baked goods, deli products, frozen raw poultry and beef and raw fish. Many of the house brands under the “Our Compliments” and “Smart Choice” labels are kosher under various recognized supervisions. The in-store local liquor store carries Manishchewitz wine.
Pete’s Frootique
Bedford Store
1595 Bedford Highway, Sunnyside Mall
Bedford, Nova Scotia
(902) 835-4997
Halifax Store
1515 Dresden Row,
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(902) 425-570
Pete’s has a small selection of kosher dry goods and dairy products, such as yogurt, and soft cheese.
Costco
230 Chain Lake Drive
This location has a selection of kosher cookies, herring, and other products.
The Local Lubavitch will also prepare ready made meals with advance notice:
Rabbi Mendel and Mrs. Bassie Feldman
South Park Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 4G4
(902) 457-6022
Fax (902) 457-7698
(All food from this address is Cholov Yisrael and Pat Yisrael).
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