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What products may one buy in a remote place, like India, without a Hechsher? Pasta? Rice? what about produce? like nuts or spices?

Pasta raw, without eggs or oil - Does not require certification. Quinoa, raw – Does not require certification. Rice, raw or parboiled, unseasoned - Does not require certification. Rice…

Is Lasagna Considered Pas – Bread?

Baked pasta such as lasagna sheets which require no pre-cooking are considered pas, bread, according to all opinions. Poskim address the subject of pasta which was cooked first and…

If we cook pasta in a clean meat pot and pour it out (w/the boiling water) into a pasta strainer, does the strainer become “meaty”? Would I be able to later use the same strainer with pasta cooked in a dairy pot that would be put into a dairy recipe? (both pots were not used with their respective ‘genders’ meat and milk in 24 hours)

The strainer will not become fleishig or milchig in either case. Sources: 1) The taste of the meat (or dairy) absorbed in the pot after 24 hours is טעם…

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