Category Archives: Holidays / Fiestas Judias
Q&A: Sodra, a Micro-regional Passover Dish Sub-par Excellence (but not without its dignity)
Sodra is broken-up matza soaked in chicken broth, with eggs and lemon added to the mix in typical Sephardic fashion, maybe dressed with some cheese or a little garlic. It’s an obscure dish, even among Sephardim, included in a couple … Continue reading
Perfect fried potatoes. Really. (Hanukah fish & chips, part 2)
Ours wasn’t much of a potato household. We were – are – Ottoman Sephardim, into lots of rice and a little bit of pasta, and potatoes were a New World discovery that took hold more in northern Europe than in the northern Mediterranean. As far … Continue reading
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Some overly pedantic instructions for frying fish (Hanukah fish & chips, part 1)
Anyone who’s read anything about Sephardic food must surely know by now that fish and chips made their way to England via the Portuguese Jews (who, by the way, were for the most part of Spanish descent). Fish has always … Continue reading
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Sephardic sashimi, with a twist
“My father would eat an appetizer which was raw fish with lemon squeezed onto it. I think it is called LAKADA, made from mackerel. He would eat it with greek olives and bread. I am a Sephardic Jew who grew … Continue reading
This Rosh Hashana, make beets, not enemies
The symbolic foods of Rosh Hashana are chosen for specific attributes or for their Hebrew names, which sound like the words naming qualities or states of being that we hope to attain in the new year. When you delve into … Continue reading
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Why I’m always so last-minute here at Jewish holidays, some things to eat (and one to not).
I live in Spain, where Judaism, more than 500 years after the Expulsion, is still very much an underground affair. Despite the impression you may get from the government-sponsored organizations promoting Jewish tourism, rest assured, Spain is still profoundly anti-Semitic and those tourism … Continue reading
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Oops! A few quick remarks about Pandespanya
Pandespanya (sponge cake) can be made at Passover substituting matza cake meal for flour. At other times of year, I love the texture obtained making it with regular flour; however, if you want a superfine texture, use cake flour instead. It’s pretty amazing.
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In a Sephardic Kitchen, Tradition Is Where You Make It – and Keep It (Pandespanya)
Note (3/19/2010): I discovered that the original page this article was posted on was corruped, making it impossible to read! Here it is, all cleaned up and ready to go again. The original post begins with the note just below. It’s … Continue reading
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