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Thank God for Food Spoilage
June 9, 2021June 10, 2021

Thank God for Food Spoilage

Classic Foods by FunJoel0 comments

Traditional Jews have a wide array of food blessings, based on the type of food being consumed. We thank God with a different bracha (blessing) for creating grain products, fruits or wine, for example. These add up to an expression of our gratitude to the Creator for providing us not just with sustenance, but with a variety both nutritionally and […]

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Jews Were the Original Culinary Movers and Shakers (Literally)
August 4, 2020

Jews Were the Original Culinary Movers and Shakers (Literally)

Research by FunJoel1 comment

In my post about Bourekas, I touched on some of the culinary results of the Jewish forced migration following the Spanish Expulsion of 1492. Primarily, however, that focused on the effect it had on a Jewish food (i.e. an internally-focused discussion). In a later post about foods whose Jewish connection was less known, I spoke more about how our moves […]

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