Readers clarify the difference between kasha (a buckwheat food) and kosher (food preparation standards), with one dismissing further discussion of Jewish terminology.
In [email] (Albert Serchong Chen) writes:
Surely you jest. Kasha is a noun referring to a specific food (buckwheat groats); kosher is an adjective (and sometimes a verb) that refers to food prepared in a way acceptable to orthodox Jews. Kasha may indeed be kosher, but they ain't the same word.
[email] writes:
no no no. Look, I hope we don't get into ANOTHER jewish spelling thing, but we were talking about a specific FOOD called "kasha" NOT "kosher"!! BUt, let's just drop it, ok?
-Heather Hell no, I won't call him my governer