Tag Archives: foods of Rhodes
Sephardic food is simply exotic
Years ago my brother-in-law, who is a tall, blue-eyed, blond-haired WASP from Ohio, told my sister, who is a tall, brown-eyed, olive-skinned Jew from New York, that when he first laid eyes on her he was struck by her exotic looks. “Exotic!!?” she … Continue reading
Filed under History / Historia, Recipes / Recetas
Why buy the whole cow…
Wow. No sooner did I announce online that I’m selling a Passover cookbook than someone wrote to ask why they should pay for my recipes when there are so many available for free on the web. So, here’s why…
Filed under Holidays / Fiestas Judias, Recipes / Recetas
If spring is around the corner…
Winter is SO incredibly long and then suddenly – suddenly! – it feels like spring again. Okay, maybe not where you are. But last week we were still running around in winter coats and for the past two days I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under general / en general, Holidays / Fiestas Judias
The glossary is back / Ha vuelto el glosario
My small-but-growing Sephardic food glossary is back online; there’s a link in the righthand column (or you can click here). You can still find any related articles I’ve written here on the blog (and slowly but surely I’ll put cross-referenced links … Continue reading
Filed under Articulos en Castellano, Glossary / Glosario
Mina
MINA (“MI-nä”) is an Ottoman Sephardic savory pie made from ground beef, onion and spring herbs, bound with eggs and sandwiched between layers of matza (moistened, of course). In my experience it is a specialty of Rhodes, where it is a star of the … Continue reading
Mustachudos (glossary)
MUSTACHUDOS (“mōō-stä-CHŌŌ-thōs”) Here is a prime example of the way in which many Sephardic foods are infused with symbolism. As a general rule, Sephardic custom doesn’t call much for cooking with wine. There are exceptions, of course, and these can be unusual enough as … Continue reading
Is it Sephardic enough?
Is it really Sephardic? Is it Sephardic enough? Ethnic food is born and evolves out of common cultural experience and worldview. There’s no law against creating your own modern Sephardic recipes and no need to think you can’t do a riff on someone else’s … Continue reading
Filed under general / en general
Guevos Haminados (glossary)
GUEVOS HAMINADOS (“GWEH-vos hä-mi-NÄ-thos”) – The word ham in hebrew means “warm”; haminado is a Ladino adjective meaning “warmed.” Far from ordinary, these “warmed eggs” acquire a velvety texture and an intoxicating, smoky onion flavor from a six-hour bath in warm … Continue reading
