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Pechyvo z Porichkamy comes from the Ukraine, the famous ‘land on the edge’ and mother of Russian towns. The Ukraine was central in the development of all European culture originating in Kiev, today the capital …
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Nothing beats a Norwegian breakfast – it’s huge and the selection of food mind boggling. Tables are piled with herrings (salted and pickled), smoked salmon, boiled and fried eggs, potatoes, bacon, hams fruit, fruit juices, …
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Almonds (Prunus dulcis) originated in Asia. The word is derived from the Greek word for almond, amygdala ( also two groups of neurons in the brain) and then became the Latin amandola that developed into …
An unleavened Indian flatbread that hails from the ancient North Indian region of Punjab and was, initially, made for special guests. Spread with homemade butter, it was eaten by dipping into homemade yogurt or lassi, a buttermilk drink also from Punjab. Nowadays, this golden brown yet extremely supple bread is eaten hot with chutney and yoghurt as an accompaniment to curry or simply with pickles and vegetables.
Curacao is home to one of the oldest Jewish congregation in the Western hemisphere. In 1651 the first brave Jews arrived on this far flung island to form an agricultural community and the first thing they did was to build a wooden synagogue.
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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish year. As an act of repentance, Jews fast from sundown on the eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) to sundown the next …
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The pecan tree is related to the hickory tree (Carya illinoensis) and is a ‘native’ of Texas and the North of Mexico. The name is derived from the Algonquian Indian word paccan meaning, literally, a …
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The Greeks were the first to make olive oil – they didn’t find the tree first, nor did they use it first, but they made the oil first and they taught the rest of the …
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I don’t think that there’s anyone in the world that doesn’t know the Dodecanese or where they are; let’s face it, it’s are one of the most yearned for holiday destinations to choose from. Patmos, the …
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L’shana tova tiketevu, may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year and may 5769 be a great year for all our Jewish readers. In Morocco the Jews serve this dish …
