Kosher Food in Aberdeen

The following information has been provided by the Aberdeen Hebrew Congregation.

Where To Shop in Aberdeen

The Bon Accord Centre

Since the Bon Accord Centre at the bottom of George Street/Schoolhill was recently renovated, there is a coffee bar type of thing just outside Woolworths/Disney at the glass lift. As well as coffee and eats it also sells Ben and Jerry's ice cream to take away, in tubs or cones, certified Kosher Dairy.

Sainsury's, Garthdee

Regular visitors to the shul will now know that there is a Kosher deli chilled section at Sainsbury's in Garthdee (just off the A92 south, next to B&Q, across the road from the big Asda). There is now a second Kosher section in the store, with candles (shabbat and memorial), various dry goods including stock cubes, bags of sweets, soups, biscuits, noodles, jars of gefilte fish, falafel mix, matzohs, other things certified by the KLBD, the OU, Manchester Beth Din. A few carry Pesadik certification.

The Kosher deli section is stocked with herring in jars, cod roe pate, chopped liver, fish balls, mini latkes, salami, pastrami, Bloom's salt beef, a variety of franks and wieners, crumbed fish, smoked turkey and chicken and Yarden salads.

This is probably a use-it-or-lose-it situation as Sainsbury's are quite ruthless about withdrawing stock that doesn't turn over at some predetermined rate. So GO SHOP, PEOPLE!!!

To find the Kosher sections go from the entrance to aisle 1 (straight ahead). Take a sharp right just before "Health and Beauty" and look up to the roof-hung signs for aisle 10. On the left-back wall the "Special Selection" is prominently displayed and signposted. The end shelves of the gondola situated between aisles 10 and 11 is the Kosher non-chilled section.

The Kosher deli foods are on aisle 2. Foods for universal consumption but carrying hechshers e.g. Haagen-Dasz, Ben and Jerry's, Jacobs Crackers, Good Old Palwin #10, are all shelved throughout the store according to their food type.

Tesco, Danestone

Also at Tesco, you will find such items as Rakusen's Matzo Meal, although these are spread throughout the store with the other mainstream goods. In the wines section they currently have a promo on Yarden wines (£14.49 for 2) as well as stocking the usual Palwin #4, #10 and #11 (l'Hayim - tastes like raisins!) The Givon Samson region sweet red wine and Kedem Kiddush wine are both being discontinued.