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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Food Finding Faith in a Glass of Homemade Kombucha
Becky O’Brien’s delicious homemade kombucha helped her connect to the everyday miracles around us. It was faith that made me do it. Despite all my doubts and disbelief, I figured that if other people can make a little seed turn into food, then so can I! And lo and behold, I did it. Well, not…
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Food An American Cookout With Middle Eastern Flair
How do you put a Jewish twist on a Fourth of July barbecue? Take summer staples — burgers, watermelon, even a red-white-and blue frozen dessert — and add an Israeli accent. Instead of the usual hamburger, there’s a spiced lamb burger with garlicky mint pesto. Watermelon comes in the form of a cool sweet-and-salty salad,…
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Food Iraqi Lamb Burgers With Mint Pesto
A burger infused with Middle Eastern spices — mint, cinnamon and allspice — and with added pine nuts is a nice break from a traditional American hamburger. (Note: When the Forward tested this recipe, we made 8 patties instead of 6, and cooked them longer than the recipe indicates — about 5 minutes per side.)…
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Food Coconut Sorbet With Summer Berries
Coconut milk offers the richness of cream without the dairy. Red and blue berries dot the white sorbet, lending it a distinctly patriotic appearance, perfect for the Fourth of July — or any hot summer day. Also on the Menu 15-Minute Black-Bean “Mujadara” Iraqi Lamb Burgers With Mint Pesto Watermelon Salad With Black Olives, Basil…
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Food Chabad Rabbi Is ‘Chopped’ in Final Round of Food Network Showdown With Fellow Clerics
“Judges, no joke: A nun, a priest, a pastor and a rabbi have walked into the Chopped kitchen!” That’s how Ted Allen, host of the Food Network’s Chopped, kicked off the competition on Tuesday night’s show. Called “Leap of Faith,” the hour-long episode pitted four foodie spiritual leaders against one another to see who could…
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Food The 9 Best Jewish Food Trucks in the U.S.
JTA — Summer is upon us. And that means swimsuits, summer camps, sticky temperatures — and food trucks. True, many of these trendy restaurants-on-wheels are known to ply their wares in the depths of winter. But as the weather warms, everyone from office workers to tourists find themselves beckoned outside for lunch. Sadly, kosher options…
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Food Tonight: The Art of Smoking and Curing
As Jews, we have perfected the art of smoking, salting and curing meat and fish. To enhance your personal knowledge, you can attend Smoke & Salt: Cure-ated Tastes and Candid Conversation, tonight at 7 pm at Shelsky’s of Brooklyn, part of the Workmen’s Circle Taste of Jewish Culture series. While noshing on a special menu…
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Food Shuka Truck Really Gets Around!
We’ll leave it to you to judge whether this is good use of taxpayer shekels. But the Israeli embassy in Bogota reportedly flew down New York’s Shuka Truck — yes, the whole truck — to serve shakshuka on Yom Haaztmaut. The truck normally roams Big Apple streets. More of This Week’s Food News Four Season’s…
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