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Traditional Jewish Foods for Thanksgiving
November 20, 2022

Traditional Jewish Foods for Thanksgiving

Holiday Food by FunJoel0 comments

Thanksgiving is an interesting holiday for the Jews. Certainly we are quite familiar with the concept of a thanksgiving feast; in Hebrew it is called a seudat hoda’ah, and it is commonly done for personal reasons by Jews around the world. But since, in America, it is one of the most widely observed holidays, yet does not come with accompanying […]

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Upcoming Food Talks
November 5, 2022

Upcoming Food Talks

Food Talks by FunJoel0 comments

Just a quick announcement of a number of upcoming opportunities to hear my Jewish Food Talks. First of all, this coming Tuesday, November 8, I will be having a conversation with my friend, reknowned cookbook author Adeena Sussman, all about Shabbat Stews! This event is being hosted by the publication I write for most frequently, The Nosher, and I think […]

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Jewish Cuisine in Hungary – From the Jewish Food Bookshelf
October 28, 2022

Jewish Cuisine in Hungary – From the Jewish Food Bookshelf

Books by FunJoel0 comments

As the most globalized nation on Earth, the Jewish people are extremely diverse. And our cuisine is thus equally varied, with each subcommunity’s foods representing the specific conditions of that group. Therefore, a huge part of the Jewish Food Bookshelf is comprised of books that look at the unique gastronomy of Jews in a specific region, such as Persia, Algeria, […]

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Media Updates
October 13, 2022

Media Updates

Articles by FunJoel0 comments

A few recent media updates for y’all… I had a lot of fun chatting with my friend Leah Jones for her podcast Finding Favorites, that explores people’s favorite things, without using an algorithm. Of course, for my favorite thing, we chatted at length about Shabbat Stews from around the world, the topic of the book I’m working on. So if […]

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Jewish Food Trivia Quiz #2
October 9, 2022

Jewish Food Trivia Quiz #2

Quizzes by FunJoel0 comments

It’s time for my next Jewish Food Trivia Quiz! After the feedback on the last quiz that it was too difficult, I consciously tried to make this one somewhat easier, though still challenging. Let me know if I succeeded! By the way, the answers to most of the questions can be found in various blog posts and/or articles I’ve written […]

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T’fina Pkaila: Something Old-New for the New Year
September 22, 2022

T’fina Pkaila: Something Old-New for the New Year

Classic Foods by FunJoel1 comment

When it comes to cooking for the Jewish holidays, people fall along a menu-selection spectrum that runs from fully traditionalist (“I make what my mother made, which is what her mother made”) to rather adventurous (“I want to serve something new for the new year”). I’ve typically leaned towards the latter end of the spectrum, though I still look for […]

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My New FREE Cookbook
September 16, 2022

My New FREE Cookbook

Classic Foods by FunJoel1 comment

Hey there! I’m happy to annouce the launch of my FREE giveaway cookbook, Chulent & Hamin: The Ultimate Jewish Comfort Food. As you probably know, I’m writing a book that explores the history of the Shabbat stew. This ecookbook is connected with that larger project, and contains 12 international (and delicious) recipes — a chulent recipe, a few hamin recipes, […]

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From the Jewish Food Bookshelf: Koshersoul
September 2, 2022

From the Jewish Food Bookshelf: Koshersoul

Books by FunJoel2 comments

Michael Twitty’s is an interesting combination of personal identities. As he frequently reminds us in his new book Koshersoul, he is African American, Jewish, gay, and a southerner. These all combine to create the passionate blend that is his character, and as a food historian and active gastronome, they also filter into his food. This is a big part of […]

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Kishke: Ashkenazi Comfort Food That… Sticks to Your Kishkes
August 26, 2022

Kishke: Ashkenazi Comfort Food That… Sticks to Your Kishkes

Classic Foods by FunJoel1 comment

Thinking about kishke (or kishkeh, kishka, etc.), so many questions spring to mind. How did it become so beloved in Ashkenazi cuisine? Who even thought it was a good idea to make in the first place? And why do so many Ashkenazi food names start with “k” (e.g. kugel, knaidlach, knish, kasha, kreplach, etc.)? While I may not have a […]

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Jewish Food Trivia Quiz
August 16, 2022August 17, 2022

Jewish Food Trivia Quiz

Quizzes by FunJoel6 comments

I’m inaugurating a new feature here at the Taste of Jewish Culture! A Jewish Food trivia Quiz! I’ve included ten questions, which I hope will be challenging but not too much so, and also lots of fun. But let me know what you think so I can improve for the next time around. Share your results to compare with others! […]

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