Tag Archives: sephardic food
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
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
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
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
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
Filed under general / en general, Q & A / Preguntas, Recipes / Recetas
Boyos / Bollos (glossary)
Okay, this is it. I’ve revised the glossary entry based on my new and improved understanding of boyos. This replaces my post of January 7, which you won’t find any more. BOYO (BOY-ōō) is the Ladino word for bun – spelled bollo in modern Spanish. In … Continue reading
Filed under general / en general, Glossary / Glosario
More on Boyos: a revised conclusion / Mas Sobre Boyos
Your participation is not only encouraging but proving to be very, very helpful; it is our collective personal experience that leads me toward what I believe are the right conclusions for so many unanswered questions about Sephardic food. Recently, for example, I’ve been wondering why … Continue reading
Filed under general / en general, Glossary / Glosario
