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. A comforting pot of MATZOH BALL SOUP

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chicken soup. Matzo ball purists swear by the importance of schmaltz, aka chicken

t, in making the balls, but non-meat eaters (and less intense cooks) can definitely

et by without it. Classic recipe available here, vegetarian version here, vegan and

uten-free versions here, but whatever you do, just don’t buy it in a jar off the shelf in

he supermarket. (Gondi, the Persian chicken and chickpea balls, are often compared

o matzo balls and duh, they’re also delicious.)

2. A beautifully braided CHALLAH

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ure you can buy your Shabbat challah at the supermarket, but you can also make

his delicious egg bread yourself at home, if you leave yourself 3–4 hours to do it.

he perfect challah is crispy and golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside. You

an make it with a bread machine (see recipe #5) or without one, you can add raisinsr even chocolate chips. But whatever you do: Make extra. Challah freezes really well

nd also makes for some delicious Saturday morning French toast. For help with your

raiding technique, watch this video.

3. Flaky BOREKAS

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unisian Jews are credited for bringing shakshuka  to Israel, but it’s unclear where

xactly the dish was first made. (Some say Tunisia, others say Libya.) These days, the

gg dish is popular in a number of North African and Middle Eastern countries,

cluding Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, and Morocco. It’s basically eggs poached in a

picy tomato sauce, but there are tons of variations. Classic recipe here, Caprese

ersion here, and a green version here.

6. Perfectly crispy POTATO LATKES

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ids think Hanukkah is all about the presents, but grown-ups know it’s really about

he latkes. These little potato pancakes are fried in tons of oil to commemorate (one

f) the ancient Hanukkah miracles. The story goes like this: After the Jews won their

ebellion against their Syrian rulers in 164 BCE, they found their holy temple had beenesecrated. They had only enough untainted olive oil to light the menorah for a

ngle day, but miraculously, the candles stayed lit for eight days, giving them time to

estock their supply. So in honor of that oil, Jews deep fry. Serve with applesauce,

our cream, or Thanksgivukkah-inspired cranberry applesauce. Classic latke recipe

ere, slightly sacrilegious sweet potato latke recipe here.

7. Jelly-filled SUFGANIYOT

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otatoes aren’t the only thing Jewish people deep fry on Hanukkah! In Israel,

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0. A juicy BRISKET

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risket is made with a cut from the front of the cow, one of the toughest — and back

the shtetls of Eastern Europe, most inexpensive — cuts of meat. To tender it up, it’s

ooked for hours, whether with with savory herbs and vegetables or sweetened with

ome brown sugar or dried apricots instead. (Some people also swear by this

etchup + onion soup mix recipe.) However you like to cook your hunk of beef, make

ure you give yourself plenty of time — it can take all day.

1. Crunchy TAHDIG

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you are a person who tends to accidentally burn your rice, then you especially need

o learn how to do it the delicious Persian way: by making chelo  with tahdig , a rice

laf with crispy, burnt rice from the bottom of the pot. (Tahdig means “bottom of the

ot” in Farsi.) There are a number of variations on this dish, like this dairy, vegetarian

ersion, a dill and lima bean recipe, and even a potato tahdig because the only thing

ore delicious than one crispy carb is TWO crispy carbs.

2. A dairy-free, flourless CHOCOLATE CAKE

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ven on Passover, when flour is verboten, chocolate cake is not. There are plenty of 

ourless chocolate cake recipes out there, but if you had a meat meal, you need youressert to be dairy-free too. This delicious chocolate torte with macerated

rawberries is just what you’re looking for, and it has a bonus whipped cream recipe

hat you can make when you serve the leftovers for dessert at your dairy lunch the

ext day. (Or when you eat it for breakfast, whatevs!)

3. A hearty CHOLENT

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holent, “the original slow-cooked dish,” has its origins in the prohibition of working

— and cooking — on the Jewish Sabbath. In pursuit of a hot lunch on Saturday, a

ow-cooked dish was born: One could start the cooking before sundown on Friday

nd enjoy the food Saturday at lunch. While many people think of cholent as an

astern European dish, it actually traces its origins back to the Middle East, through

orth Africa and into Spain. The result is that there are many, many kinds of cholents,

cluding the Iraqi tbit , made with chicken, Moroccan lamb stew, and a beef,

egetables, and bean version from Budapest. Sometimes a super-simple family

ecipe, though, is all you need. And good news for vegetarians: There are plenty of 

eat-free versions too.

4. A big COUSCOUS ROYALE

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his isn’t a “Jewish food” in that only Jews eat it: It’s a popular dish in Morocco,

lgeria, and Tunisia, and the Jewish communities there love it too. (Because of the

rge immigrant populations, it has also migrated to Paris.) It’s basically couscous with

elicious toppings, with those toppings varying regionally and seasonally. This meat-

eavy Moroccan version includes chicken, merguez sausages, and lots of lamb.

Kosher Jews should sub in oil for the butter.) It can be made with fish or entirely

egetarian.

5. Pointy HAMANTASCHEN

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amantaschen, known as oreilles d’aman  to French speakers, are triangular, jelly-

led cookies Jews make for the holiday of Purim. They are made to resemble the hat

r ears of Haman, the villain of the Purim story who tried and failed to destroy every

st Jew in Persia. The holiday is celebrated by putting on costumes, drinking, and

ating these cookies. Making hamantaschen is easy and super kid-friendly. Make the

ough with a standard recipe and fill the cookies with anything from traditional poppy

eeds to apricot jam to chocolate. Or, if you’re feeling really ambitious, try something

ild like a Girl Scout cookie-inspired version or a savory Mediterranean ‘tasch. Lots

ore ideas here.

6. A zesty ISRAELI SALAD

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ke almost anything made in Israel, this salad has a controversial backstory — both

n Israeli foodie and a Palestinian scholar have said that the salad was originally

ade by Palestinians, making the term “Israeli salad” a misnomer. But instead of 

tting this complicated history divide us, maybe this simple but zesty salad can bring

s together? Try making the basic cucumber and tomato version, or add in some

eppers.

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7. A hot DELI SANDWICH

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ews and deli go together like corned beef and rye. And while most New Yorkers

ould laugh at the idea of making their own deli meat — Katz’s is right there! — the

est of the world might want to take the time to learn. Try making your own corned

eef  or Katz’s copycat pastrami. If you’re looking to add cheese, you can either go

otally non-kosher with a Zingerman’s Deli Reuben or make yourself a classic tuna

elt, which is totally rabbi-approved.

8. An eye-watering MAROR

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n Passover, Jews eat horseradish to remember the bitterness of their forebears’

ves as slaves in ancient Egypt. But as anyone who has seen The Ten 

Commandments  knows, regular horseradish is too mild to do justice to the

xperience. That’s why making your own maror is a must. And the great news is, it’s

o easy you can eat it year-round instead of buying the lame bottled stuff. Just watch

ut for your eyes and be careful not to breathe in the fumes of the horseradish

ecause that stuff will burn your nasal passages to their cores. (Some people

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ecommend donning ski goggles, and tbh, it’s not bad advice.) Standard recipe here,

murderous maror” recipe here. (Can’t stand the heat? Make your own charoset, the

weet apple-wine-nut mixture eaten to represent the mortar the slaves used in

uilding the pyramids.)

9. Meat-stuffed KIBBEH

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he shape and exact composition of this dish changes depending on where it’s

ade, but it’s often a crispy, torpedo-shaped meatball with a bulgur wheat crust.izrahi (or Middle Eastern) Jews picked it up from their Arab neighbors — it’s popular

many Middle Eastern countries, including Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt,

urkey, and, now, Israel. You can make it with lamb, beef , or even goat. Just

emember not to make it with milk or serve with yogurt if you’re cooking for a kosher

rowd.

20. Basic MATZOH BREI

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nother food made for Passover but totally good enough to eat year round, matzoh

rei is easy to make and a perfect canvas for sweet and savory toppings alike. This

ecipe will give you the basics and you can always stick with a simple jam for aopping, but feel free to go a little wild. Try adding roasted peppers and olives or

ven making the brei the topping on some truffled latkes.

21. Crispy FALAFEL

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espite being Israel’s national food, like the Israeli salad that frequently accompanies

whether or not falafel can be called “Israeli” is a matter of ongoing debate. What is

ot up for debate, though, is that it is freakin’ awesome. Fried chickpea balls FTW.

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lassic recipe here. Serve with hummus, tahini, Israeli salad, and a pita.

22. A Jewish-Style FRIED ARTICHOKE

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Carciofi alla giudìa , or Jewish-style artichokes, originated in the Jewish-Roman ghetto

nd are still popular in Jewish-Roman restaurants in the spring when artichokes are in

eason. It’s basically a deep-fried artichoke with lemon and it is delicious. Recipe

ere.

23. Homemade dill PICKLES

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ews didn’t invent the pickle, but deserve credit for helping to spread its good name.

bviously there are many different kinds of pickles, and you can pickle pretty much

nything, but the classic kosher dill is perfection. Start by making your own pickling

pice, and make a lot more than you need. (Once you have it, you can start using it

henever you have more vegetables than you’ll have time to cook and eat.) Once

ou have your pickling spice, the rest is super easy, assuming you can handle waiting

ut the three- to seven-day pickling period. Recipe here.

24. Cured GRAVLAX

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ravlax is different from the more common Nova lox — it’s cured, not smoked — but

s as much of a part of Jewish history. Plus, it requires minimal ingredients (salt,

ugar, dill, and peppercorns) and is super easy to make at home for a beautiful

enterpiece to a dairy Shabbat or holiday meal. Advance planning, however, is key:

ll take you less than 10 minutes to prep it, but it needs to cure in your fridge foreveral days. This Mile End Deli recipe is simple and easy, while this recipe adds

ome more fun flavors, like fennel, caraway, and gin. Both are perfect on a bagel with

schmear of cream cheese.

25. Apple Cake

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Stacey FranklinNo mandel bread?

Like · Reply · 11 · Oct 26, 2014 11:46am

Sarah Kohl · Surrey (Colúmbia Britânica)

My bubby always had a freshly made container of mandlebroit on hand!

Like · Reply · Oct 26, 2014 2:42pm

Pauly Silver  · Works at Paul dot Gee Dee

Fish fried in Motza Meal and Bubalahs with the leftover batter !

Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 26, 2014 12:30pm

Duncan Silloway · Works at Brazzers

I give that a J for jewLike · Reply · Jan 27, 2016 1:35pm

Duncan Silloway · Works at Brazzers

you get a J+

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Rachel  Taylor  · Melton Secondary College

Is Tuna considered Kosher? even though it's a scavenger and has no scales.

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Crystalshine Marie  · CEfuckingO at Being Fucking Awesome

Yes, tuna is Kosher.

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Laura Lynn Atkins  · Kfar Saba

I'm pretty sure they do have scales, just smoother and smaller than many fish

and they eat other fish. As Chrystalshine Marie said they are Kosher, and

make a regular appearance in a lot of food in Israel.

Like · Reply · 4 · Oct 26, 2014 1:44pm

Glenn Damon Clarke  · Works at Governo

I'm sure tuna has scales, and they eat small fish and squid...

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Crystalshine Marie · CEfuckingO at Being Fucking Awesome

Yes, tuna is Kosher.

Like · Reply · 1 · Oct 26, 2014 1:19pm

Randi Milgram

Nice list Deena! I may have to veganize everything on here as a challenge to myself.

 Already did vegan rugelach and vegan baklava hamentaschen if anyone wants the

recipes! -- http://www.laughfrodisiac.com/.../challenge-accepted... 

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Sarah Kohl  · Surrey (Colúmbia Britânica)

Thanks for the recipes!! Here's mine for Kosher for Passover Vegan Cholent:

https://food52.com/.../23477-kosher-for-passover...

Like · Reply · 4 · Oct 26, 2014 2:18pm

Ally Magdalin

Great list! It all looks delicious. I may need to get more in touch with my roots and make

some of these soon!

Like · Reply · 4 · Oct 26, 2014 1:25pm

Dan Roth  · San Diego

Where is Shwarma????? I know its middle eastern and not specifically Israeli however 

it is one of the most common street food in Israel.

Like · Reply · 11 · Oct 26, 2014 1:45pm

Munira Choudhury

She's only posting what is native and I think originated from Jewish cooking....

Like · Reply · 1 · Oct 26, 2014 1:48pm

Dan Roth · San Diego

Munira Choudhury makes sense

Like · Reply · Oct 26, 2014 1:57pm

Nick Knatterton

Sufganiyot didnt originated from Jewish cooking, in fact "Berliner" or "Krapfen"

are very traditional and native confections in german parts of Europe. Krapfen

are very traditional austrian/viennese confections, and in germany they are

called "Berliner". The origin is controversial, but its not jewish.

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Sakina Bhatti

I think its kinda entertaining that many of these foods are not "jewish foods," rather a

blend of many north african/arab/european dishes.

Like · Reply · 89 · Oct 26, 2014 2:02pm

Angela Starr  · Aberystwyth University

The author mentions that foods like couscous and cholent are not strictly

'Jewish' foods.These are foods commonly made by Jews the world

over...many pretty much only made by Jews in great numbers. Most of these

are Jewish in origin.

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Katie Gared  · Brooklyn

Sheera Hoffman You do know that some of these foods are not Jewish in

origin, though people from these prospective countries may also be Jewish.

Don't be rude.

Like · Reply · 53 · Oct 26, 2014 4:02pm

Sakina Bhatti

Lol, can we chill we the rudeness? I'm simply trying to say that if a group of 

people commonly eat a certain food, that does not make it a classic food of 

that people. Thats like me saying that because many muslim families eat

salad, its a classic muslim food, which is completely untrue. So unless you

have anything actually educated, with actual knowledge of the origin of food,

please, just stfu.

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Sarah Kohl · Surrey (Colúmbia Britânica)

 A great list! But, where's the kishke? the mandlebroit? the kreplach? the gefilte fish?

the ptcha?

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Stacy Mintzer Herlihy  · Autor at The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group

I'm not convinced the rest of the world should be forced to consume that stuff 

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All this Arab food is making me hungry.

Alicho78about 3 months ago

As a reform jew, who grew up in the Philadelphia area, these dishes ring true as

traditional. A typical Shabbat dinner included brisket, challah, horseradish, and

kugel. Our Passover Seder included gefilte fish, matzoh ball soup and kreplach. So,

andreafryercabout 5 months ago

un ess ey re s arvng. e rep ac s ne u e ge e s s us ano er 

awful version of lutefisk.

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Whitney Jones  · Child Development Specialist, and Chief Entertainment and

Nutrician Director at Jones Inc.

Haha. I fight with my husband all the time about buying gefelte fish. I love it. He

won't even let it in the fridge.

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Melanie Gafni · Penn Foster Education

You don't make your own gefilte fish you BUY it in a jar with that jelly stuff,

haha

Even though I'm Mizrahi, I've always loved gefilte fish, jarred or baked.No kishke though, that stuff creeps me out.

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David Adrian Couto  · Works at Octopus Newsroom

#6 HOW CAN JEWISH COMMEMORATE A 164 B.C. VICTORY WITH POTATOES, IF

POTATO IS A ROOT THEY BROUGHT FROM SOUTH AMERICA AFTER THE 1500s?

Like · Reply · 2 · Oct 26, 2014 2:26pm

Sarah Kohl  · Surrey (Colúmbia Britânica)

It is not the potato in the dish that really celebrates Chanukah, but the oil thatthe latkes are fried in.

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David Adrian Couto  · Works at Octopus Newsroom

Sarah Kohl  Ok!

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Sarah Kohl  · Surrey (Colúmbia Britânica)

David Adrian Couto, I am happy to celebrate a holiday by eating deep-fried

foods!

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yes, these are dishes I and clearly many jews deem traditional to our

culture/religion. Our ancestors came from all over! MANY of them from Eastern

Europe, hence things like latkes ( platzkes according to my Polish husband). These

foods are part of our family TRADITIONS, yes traditions.

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MARRY me, Deena!! Beautiful.

lordkintailabout 5 months ago

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love this food it is splendid

hannahkeen51about 11 months ago

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Yess!!! Kibbeh :) so happy this list did not only include stereotypical “jewish” food

and I definitely misjudged it based on the first item which was matzoh ball soup. But

was wrong. The addition of tebouleh and kibbeh is awesome.

sallyrsabout a year ago

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sn’t Nr 7 just a Berliner? http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Pfannkuchen

Fiebertraum92about a year ago

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Sufganiyot, Berliner, Krapfen … you name it

petrarsabout 10 months ago

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Kasha Varnishkes? Stuffed Cabbage? Borscht? Chopped Liver?

http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/kasha-varnishkes/

http://parsleysagesweet.com/2010/10/13/stuffed-cabbage-like-grandma-used-to-

make/

http://whatjewwannaeat.com/chopped-liver/

http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/recipe-search/classic-

dish/2012/4/borsch/

Renataabout a year ago

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Lol kibbeh? Falafel? Shakshuka? Just to mention that these foods are Arabic

foods..and especially the falafel is originally from Palestine..

tarabzabout a year ago

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Delicious!

beatrizv4a02063e2about a year ago

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Shakshuka is delicious. I tried my hand at making it once and it was super easy to

make. New I’m hungry lol!

lilMissHalferabout a year ago

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’m definitely going to try some of these. Thanks.

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For all the Matzoh Brei lovers out there, my family’s traditional topping is a blend of 

cinnamon and sugar. It’s lovely on top, and often we will mix a bit into the egg while

whisking them.

aarone4a8d5af6cabout a year ago

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heck all these angry people. we dont hear of many israeli dishes ever, so this is

exciting for me. i cant wait to try these, especially the chocolate cake! cheers :)

freckledjesusofficialabout a year ago

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so food has a religion now

ahmada4991a408fabout a year ago

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Judaism is a part of Jewish culture as a whole, but not the totality. A lot of Jews

are totally secular. But they are Jews nonetheless.

 joshuaalangabout a year ago

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ivee deeabout a year ago

Hi Deena,

irenes4442b837fabout a year ago

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Thank you SOOO much for including the link to Bamitbach for the cholent family

recipe! I am honored!!!!

rene Saiger Bamitbach

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thank you for making a list that includes many different jewish cultures and not just

Ashkenaz.

beng4b1e6aad9about a year ago

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Y’all forgot mandel bread!

coquettishdecayabout a year ago

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Ups on the pickle recipe not having vinegar! I’m so sick of people calling them

“kosher Dills” when they have vinegar, when they’re not Kosher if they have

vinegar!

Also, oddly, King Arthur Flour’s website has a great recipe for oven frying latkes soyour whole house doesn’t smell like oil after. Also, every family makes things

differently, especially kugel and brisket. But challah, that can go wrong so fast.

Deborah Madison has a fail proof recipe, just be sure to use instant yeast in any

recipe because it can handle the double rise that challah needs.

nikkib9about a year ago

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love my Jewish Apple Cake recipe =) especially when I have fresh apples. It also

my Christmas dessert (I guess that’s a little ironic, but I’m not really religious)

anniek18about a year ago

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s chopped liver chopped liver?

amykritzerabout a year ago

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Kishka? Kasha varnishkes? Gefilte fish? Chopped liver? Schmaltz? Gribbenes?

Tsimmes? Haroset? Knishes? Kreplach? Stuffed cabbage? You can tell I come from

Eastern European family…..But there are tons more dishes from Sephardic Jews!

alcqaabout a year ago

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No gefilte fish or kreplach? Knishes?

trishs409f9b5ffabout a year ago

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No gefilte fish or kreplach?

trishs409f9b5ffabout a year ago

A Passover favorite from my childhood. Yum!

Chocolate Farfel Clusters

1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate

brenababout a year ago

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1½ cup toasted matzo farfel

1 cup seedless raisins

1 cup peanut butter

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Add peanut butter, farfel, and raisins. When

mixed, spoon mixture onto a waxed paper lined cookie sheet or into ruffled paper

cups (fency! ). Refrigerate until set.

f it seems to need more peanut butter, don’t be afraid to add it.

f you can’t find matzo farfel in the store, buy regular matzo and crush it to the

appropriate size.

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like the fact that you add the word “Israeli” or “Jewish” to any plate and it becomes

of Jewish Heritage… Hopefully next time you write an article you would consider

checking sources other than Wikipedia to check authenticity.

But then again, this is the internet…

majddabout a year ago

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