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Kosher Pork and Soviet Failure
March 3, 2022

Kosher Pork and Soviet Failure

Uncategorized by FunJoel2 comments

“When I was a little boy, I ate real kosher meat, not like this. It was tasty, it was greasy, and it was great.” “What kind of meat was it?” I ask. “It was pork,” replies Grigorii. “There are special butchers for pigs. Otherwise their meat is not kosher.”(1)“Soviet Jewish Foodways: Transformation through Detabooization,” Gennady Estraikh, in Global Jewish Foodways: […]

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What Do Chili con Carne, Fish ‘n’ Chips and Foie Gras Have in Common?
June 28, 2020

What Do Chili con Carne, Fish ‘n’ Chips and Foie Gras Have in Common?

Classic Foods by FunJoel1 comment

Chili con Carne — that spicy, meaty, slow cooked stew that is so well-known from the American Southwest. Fish ‘n’ Chips — the classic English street food combo of deep-fried, breaded fish fillets and crispy chips (French fries to Americans). Foie Gras — fatty goose or duck liver, often utilized in any number of French haute cuisine dishes. What do […]

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Jewish Food? What’s THAT?!
May 7, 2020

Jewish Food? What’s THAT?!

Research by FunJoel3 comments

Anyone who has been following this blog even slightly since its launch, over the last month or so, knows I use the term “Jewish Food” a lot. And if you’ve heard any of my Food Talks over the past few years, or read the “About this Site” page, you know some of my thoughts on the concept. But a recent […]

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