Trader Joe's Spanakopita

[meateater]

Trader Joe's 12pk Spanakopita only has a KD on the box but the company informed me that it is certified by Rabbi Yisroel Kelemer.
I called him and it was confirmed.
Not sure why the Company doesn't use his symbol on the box.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Rabbi+...

[PotatoPuff]

If your rabbi says no on the spanakopita, TJ's also has a great Spinach Pie by the Fillo Factory (it's O-U). It's amazing!

[queenscook]

Does it have feta cheese? I can't stand the stuff!

[ferret]

Indeed it does. If there's no feta, it ain't spanakopita.

[queenscook]

As you can see, I'm no expert on spanakopita . . . probably because I generally avoid Greek food, since it often has feta cheese.

[helou]

BJ's has a number of great looking items by Fillo Factory - all OU! It's so tempting to buy them, but it would be insanity in my present pre-Pesach psychosis.

[laura10952]

Feta from Israel is delicious!
It does NOT stay on the shelf, since it is creamy and not salty
Last year, Cosco had passover feta from Israel and it did not taste the same and was salty

[ganeden]

The Pastures of Eden brand (Tnuva) from Trader Joe (I believe it's still around) is OU-P year-around.

[shoelace]

the bjs quiches were very eh, i wouldnt buy them again, they were really underseasoned

[ganeden]

I've asked people about Rabbi Kelemer, since I had never heard of him and I live in LA, and nobody I asked knew anything about him.

[queenscook]

The Rav I ask kashrut questions of does not recommend this hashgacha.

[meateater]

we should really refrain from making comments that an unnamed rabbi for undisclosed reasons disapproves of a certifier.

[queenscook]

No one is stopping you from eating it. (For what it's worth, the OU doesn't recommend it either.)

[ferret]

Hard to beat Costco's Spanakopita on price or quality.

[laura10952]

Costco's is Kosher?

[shoelace]

costco carries one that is kosher b ut its not the housebrand

[laura10952]

thank you

[ferret]

The Costco one is tablet-K certified.

[Prettypoodle]

Do you know if it tastes good or not?

[DeisCane]

It is good.