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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social

The reason for the high consumption of seed oils in Israel is almost certainly kashrut. Frying in butter or animal fat makes a dish dairy/meat, respectively, whereas vegetable oil is parve. And seed oils like sunflower or canola are much cheaper than olive oil.

aug 28, 2025, 3:26 pm • 4 0

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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social

For the same reason, I suspect you would find that margarine consumption is much higher in Israel than in comparable countries. If you're baking a cake to be eaten after a meat meal, many people would prefer for it to be parve, so they don't use butter.

aug 28, 2025, 3:27 pm • 0 0 • view