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The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food
by Gil Marks
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0470391308
- ISBN 13
- 9780470391303
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About This Item
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food explores the foods and culinary traditions of individual communities, such as the honey-nut sfratto cookies beloved by Italian Jews in Tuscany, as well as those that unite Jews everywhere, like the key elements of the Passover Seder plate. Alphabetical book entries from Afikomen and Almond to Yom Kippur and Za'atar present recipes, ingredients, and holidays that are significant to the story of Jewish food, spanning three thousand years.
Even those with a well-developed knowledge of Jewish food will find plenty of new and compelling information here dishes and ingredients they've never heard of, surprising and delicious variations on favorite traditional recipes, and plenty of historical and cultural tidbits that explore how, when, and why Jewish foods developed into what they are today.
For anyone interested in Jewish cooking, culture, or history, the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food is an enlightening and engaging tour through the culinary heart and soul of a people.
Synopsis
A comprehensive, A-to-Z guide to Jewish foods, recipes, and culinary traditions Food is more than just sustenance. It's a reflection of a community's history, culture, and values. From India to Israel to the United States and everywhere in between, Jewish food appears in many different forms and variations, but all related in its fulfillment of kosher laws, Jewish rituals, and holiday traditions. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food explores both unique cultural culinary traditions as well as those that unite the Jewish people. Alphabetical entries—from Afikomen and Almond to Yom Kippur and Za'atar—cover ingredients, dishes, holidays, and food traditions that are significant to Jewish communities around the world This easy-to-use reference includes more than 650 entries, 300 recipes, plus illustrations and maps throughout Both a comprehensive resource and fascinating reading, this book is perfect for Jewish cooks, food enthusiasts, historians, and anyone interested in Jewish history or food The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food is an informative and eye-opening guide to the culinary heart and soul of the Jewish people.
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- Bookseller
- Sweet Pea Supply Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103
- Title
- The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food
- Author
- Gil Marks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0470391308
- ISBN 13
- 9780470391303
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Hoboken, Nj
- Date Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 672
- Keywords
- Cooking, Books, Ethnicity, American Cuisine, Baking, Classic Recipes, Cultural History, Desserts, Eastern European Cuisine, Food, Food Writing, Israeli Cuisine, Judaism, North American Cuisine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks;
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Sweet Pea Supply Co.
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About Sweet Pea Supply Co.
Sweet Pea Supply Co. is an eco-conscious general store in the Catskill Mountains of New York. This woman-owned small business is dedicated to providing products that are wholesome and sustainable, local products, as well as artisanal and hard-to-find foods, gifts, books, cards, bath and cleaning products. Recently, we've begun selling new and used quality books online, including many rare, signed and collectible editions.
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