This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish food, which draws influence from Israeli, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Palestinian traditions, among others.
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Community Why Israel Is The World’s Vegan Capital
Unless you have been living under a rock you will probably already know that Israel has become the leading vegan country in the world, with 5.2% of the population eschewing all animal goods in their daily diet. This number has more than doubled since only 2010 when 2.6% of the population was vegan or vegetarian….
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Food Does Keeping Kosher Mean Having Less Sex?
The grass always seems greener on the other side, doesn’t it? Especially for a particular segment of neurotic, anxious Jews with an abundance of hang ups about sex. But as a new Harvard study recently revealed, couples who eat a lot of seafood may have more sex and get pregnant faster than folk who don’t….
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Food New York Schools Are Finally Starting To Offer Kosher And Halal Meals
As the New York City fiscal budget for 2019 begins to take shape, city officials are taking the opportunity to push new initiatives. With 38% of today’s New York public school students Jewish and Muslim, and growing rapidly, new measures are needed to suit their dietary restrictions. David Weprin, a state assemblyman from Queens, first…
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Food Kish-Kash, Einat Admony’s Newest Venture, Finally Opens
So much hype has trailed Kish-Kash – starting with a New York Times preview back in April 2017 – you might think the restaurant opened months ago. But it was only Monday that star chef Einat Admony finally cut the ribbon on her newest restaurant, an Israeli-accented joint where Admony hopes to convert diners to…
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Food Why Food Preserving Is The New Hot Jewish Thing
Judaism is all about preservation, both literally and figuratively. There’s a reason why some Jewish traditions haven’t been swept away by the tide of history – it’s because there were some dedicated preservationists out there making sure their way of life wasn’t forgotten. Preservation is why, if you take a trip to New Square or…
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Food Why ‘Ladies’ Cocktails’ Are Sexist — And What We Should Drink Instead
What does the liquor industry think women like to drink? Is it “vodka that tastes like cupcakes, whiskey that tastes like cinnamon, or some “skinny-ized” variation of an otherwise classic drink” as Misty Kalkofen and Kirsten Amann write in their new book “Drinking Like Ladies”? What do women actually like to drink? Equally importantly, what…
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Recipes Cocktails Dedicated To History’s Unsung Jewish Heroines
The following is an excerpt from “Drinking Like Ladies: 75 Modern Cocktails From The World’s Leading Bartenders.” These sassy broads, and the classic cocktails dedicated to them, are unsung heroines of Jewish history. Peruse through the biographies of these history-making heroines and then mix yourself the cocktail dedicated to them. It’s four o’clock somewhere and…
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Food The Charlotte Russe Is Making A Comeback
What is a charlotte russe? It’s a Jewish dessert that fell by the wayside. It’s a forgotten piece of Jewish culture. As Leah Koenig wrote for Politico, “Eighteenth-century European aristocrats knew Charlotte Russe as a cake made of ladyfingers pressed into an elegant mold, filled with thick custard or Bavarian cream, and flavored with cooked…
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