18 Jewish Foods

18 Jewish Foods is my first podcast. A closed-ended, 20-episode series, it explores iconic Jewish Foods, and what they say about the Jewish people. A new 15-minute episode is released every two weeks. For full episode notes, click on an episode below.

18 Jewish Foods: Culture and History in Kosher, Bite-Sized Portions

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Logo for 18 Jewish Foods podcast by Jewish food researcher Joel Haber. 1 is a long jachnun. 8 is a bowl of hamin and a handmade matzoh.

Moufletta is eaten by Moroccan Jews at the holiday of Mimouna, that immediately follows Passover. It reflects the relatively good relations the two communities shared there. This episode looks at this crepe’s Jewish bonafides, discusses other similar examples from around the world, and reveals how the tradition changed (but also stayed similar) in Israel.