(JTA) — If it’s a triangle, it must be cheese.
That’s what the Chief Rabbinate wants Israelis shopping for bourekas to know when they pick up the ubiquitous flaky pastry.
In response to kosher consumers who have accidentally violated the laws of kashrut, because they did not know if a boureka contained cheese or meat, the rabbinate reportedly called a meeting of Israeli pastry chefs to discuss standardizing the shapes of bourekas according to their filling.
The rabbinate, which is expected to rule on an official policy in the near future, also said that food allergies and lactose intolerance were a consideration in the movement to standardization.
