▁are ▁from ▁the ▁USA , ▁however ▁exhib itors ▁come ▁from ▁diverse ▁countries ▁including ▁Finland , ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁at ten de es ▁were ▁Orth odox ▁Jews . ▁Kos her fest ▁furn ishes ▁areas ▁for ▁daily ▁prayer ▁services ▁and ▁stations ▁for ▁rit ual ▁hand - w ash ing . ▁ ▁Food ▁tr ends ▁and ▁innov ations ▁Kos her fest ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁food ▁tr ends ▁and ▁innov ations ▁in ▁the ▁k os her - cert ified ▁food ▁industry . ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁exhib itors ▁displayed ▁traditional ▁k os her ▁fare ▁such ▁as ▁" ge fil te ▁fish , ▁cho pped ▁li ver , ▁stuff ed ▁cab bage ▁and ▁k ugel ". ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁k os her - cert ified ▁food ▁products ▁grew ▁from ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 4 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁increase ▁came ▁more ▁divers ified ▁fare , ▁indicating ▁that ▁k os her ▁" is n ' t ▁just ▁for ▁Pass over , ▁or ▁Jews , ▁anymore ". ▁Among ▁the ▁products ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁were ▁k os her - cert ified ▁ven ison , ▁g um bo , ▁im itation ▁c rab , ▁and ▁f aux ▁cav iar . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁exhibition ▁included ▁k os