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Jewish Food

High Holidays recipe: Braised short ribs with honey and thyme

High Holidays recipe: Braised short ribs with honey and thyme

Ronnie Fein, JTAPublished August 10, 2021

(JTA) -- Some people think of short ribs as rustic fare. But they are an ideal choice for the High Holidays – and not just because of the honey representing a sweet New Year. Serve them with a thick...

Try this honey cake for Rosh Hashanah

Try this honey cake for Rosh Hashanah

Published August 9, 2021

Honey Cake is the sweet baked treat many Jews eat on Rosh Hashanah to bring in a sweet Jewish New Year. But not everyone is always happy with how sweet this staple can be. This cake...

The Jewish history of Gold’s Horseradish

The Jewish history of Gold’s Horseradish

Published August 8, 2021

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. If you happened to be walking down the 800 block of Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn in the 1930s, you might have caught a whiff of horseradish in the...

Ben & Jerry’s franchisees call for company to rescind Israel decision

Aaron BandlerPublished August 5, 2021

(Jewish Journal via JNS) Several U.S. Ben & Jerry’s franchisees have sent a letter to the company calling on them to rescind their July 19 decision to stop doing business in the “Occupied Palestinian...

Kosher Recipe Alert | No Grate Potato Kugel

Kosher Recipe Alert | No Grate Potato Kugel

AJ Moll,  St. Louis Jewish CooksPublished August 4, 2021

The Hebrew word “kosher” means fit or proper as it relates to Jewish dietary law. Kosher foods are permitted to be eaten and can be used as ingredients in the production of additional food items. And...

Redefine Lamb Kebab, a juicy minced alt-meat product for the most common street-food dish from the Middle East to India. Photo courtesy of Redefine Meat

Sausage, kebab, ground beef without meat debut in Israel, US coming soon

Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21CPublished August 3, 2021
Redefine Meat introduces five premium plant-based meat analogs to select Israeli restaurants and hotels; Europe, US, Asia to follow.
Adventures in Kosher Cooking: Thai lemongrass coconut carrot soup

Adventures in Kosher Cooking: Thai lemongrass coconut carrot soup

HOWARD WASSERMAN, ADVENTURES IN KOSHER COOKINGPublished August 3, 2021

The Hebrew word “kosher” means fit or proper as it relates to Jewish dietary law. Kosher foods are permitted to be eaten and can be used as ingredients in the production of additional food items. And...

Lost Tables: Remembering Teutenberg's

Lost Tables: Remembering Teutenberg’s

Published August 2, 2021

Have you ever wondered what happened to that restaurant you once loved and have memories of dining at with your family and friends? We did! There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to...

Tel Aviv’s Sherry Herring sandwich shop to open on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Tel Aviv’s Sherry Herring sandwich shop to open on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Published August 2, 2021

(JTA) — If there was any doubt that the Upper West Side of Manhattan was a Jewish neighborhood, a new herring shop opening in the area should seal the deal. Sherry Herring, a Tel Aviv sandwich shop...

Meet the artisanal gefilte fish purveyor who wants you to eat more vegan food

Shira HanauPublished July 29, 2021

(JTA) — Jeffrey Yoskowitz isn’t exactly known as an advocate of vegan food. The food writer and entrepreneur is probably best known as the founder of Gefilteria, which sells artisanal gefilte fish,...

Retaliating against boycott decision, NYC grocery chain to reduce Ben & Jerry’s sales

Shira HanauPublished July 27, 2021

(JTA) — A New York City-based grocery store chain will reduce the amount of shelf space it dedicates to Ben & Jerry’s products following the ice cream company’s boycott of Israeli settlements. John...

10 mouthwatering dishes to try this summer

Unpacked StaffPublished July 27, 2021

This article originally appeared at jewishunpacked.com. Reposted with permission. These 10 dishes are a melting pot of deliciousness drawing from the Mediterranean, North Africa and everywhere in...

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