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Kosher Pork and Soviet Failure
March 3, 2022

Kosher Pork and Soviet Failure

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“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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Jewish Food Bookshelf: Yankel’s Tavern
February 23, 2022

Jewish Food Bookshelf: Yankel’s Tavern

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After examining a cookbook and a general source on all things Jewish Food in my previous Jewish Food Bookshelf posts, how about a nice stiff drink? I am fascinated by the long and complex history of Jews and alcohol, and my lecture on the subject is one of favorites (and also a pretty fun one). One of my primary sources […]

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My Jewish Food History Lecture Tour Schedule
October 5, 2021October 27, 2021

My Jewish Food History Lecture Tour Schedule

Food Talks by FunJoel8 comments

So I am heading to the States in a week, and will be delivering lectures on Jewish Food History, spread out over the next month. I would love to see many of you, either at lectures, or just to meet up in person. Below you will find my speaking schedule. A few with different titles are actually the same talk, […]

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