Category Archives: Q & A / Preguntas
Ashkenazi Mina, Anyone?
Dear Janet, My grandparents Nissim, and Virginia, originally came from Istanbul, and the area in Bulgaria just over the Turkish border. I grew up eating borekas, spinach pies, haviar (tarama), biscochos, et al. But there is one dish my grandmother … Continue reading
Kolva (Q & A and a recipe)
My Nona used to make me a sweet whole wheat dish that she called Colva when I lost my baby teeth. Do you have a recipe for this? I think it’s cooked wheat seed and honey? Alyse Elias Matsil Kolva … Continue reading
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Survival of the Fittest / La Ley de Supervivencia (Q & A)
Queridos lectores, he recibido el siguiente mensaje en castellano y por eso yo queria presentar mi respuesta – este articulo – en castellano antes que en ingles, pero ningun de mis traductores estan disponibles y escribo muy, muy despacio (y mal) … Continue reading
Candied Baby Eggplant / Berenjenitas en Dulce (recipe)
Dear Janet, In Morrocco, 50s and 60s, I used to eat a Sefardi dessert I never found in any kosher or Sefardi cookery book… small aubergines or berenjenas en dulce. Maybe with honey or syrup. La Senora Amalia was keeping this … Continue reading
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Dondurma: Turkish orchid ice cream / Helado turco de orquideas (Q & A)
My mother used to refer to an ice cream she called Dondurma. Are you familiar with this? Have you ever made it. Once, when I was a small child my mother took me somewhere in Brooklyn to eat some … Continue reading
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