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Kosher bread’s new twist

Simona and Avraham Cohen are breathing new life into kosher baking with a taste of Italy

April 18, 2013 13:27
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Victoria Prever,

Victoria Prever

3 min read

The bread revolution seems to have left the UK’s kosher bakery market behind.

In the past 10 years, artisan bakeries have sprung up all over the country offering all sorts of breads from sourdough to spelt. Israel is regularly touted as one of the trailblazers in the new fashion for handmade artisan loaves — their bakers flocking here.

However, UK kosher bakeries idle in the 20th century with an unchanging menu of bagels, cheesecake, rye and rugelach. A wholemeal challah or mini bagel is about as radical as it gets.

Avraham Cohen spent considerable time studying various bakeries when he moved here from Israel seven years ago. He worked as a Kedassia and London Beth Din shomer for a number of different retailers including Carmelli, Sharon’s and Paradise.