# Jewish Cuisine: What foods come to mind? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 17, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246 "2001-04-17T04:26:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/1 "2001-04-17T04:26:56Z")
From the obvious to the obscure, I’m just looking for a comprehensive list of the dishes that you think of when I say “Jewish food” (no, Chinese takeout doesn’t count!). ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/2 "2001-04-17T04:58:07Z")
What do _I_ think about when you say “Jewish Food?” You’re expecting gefilte fish and chopped liver, right? The first thing that hits me is…hard boiled eggs. Somewhere there’s gonna be a hard boiled egg. And things that begat hard boiled eggs, like chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/3 "2001-04-17T05:30:33Z")
Crusty bagels with cream cheese and lox with a little chopped dill? Warm challa with butter and jam fresh from the oven? Garlicky hummus with warm pita bread? Tabouleh spiked with lemon juice? Kibbeh with a fresh egg yolk in the center? You haven’t lived yet! ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/4 "2001-04-17T05:34:18Z")
Chicken soup and matzah balls ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/5 "2001-04-17T05:50:18Z")
Brisket Knish Matzoh Beef Pastrami on a crusty French roll, with a big old kosher dill pickle on the side Borscht with a big dollop of sour cream Rye bread ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/6 "2001-04-17T06:10:12Z")
The ever yummy blintze er blintz…depends on where you come from…I have always thought of blintze to be correct. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/7 "2001-04-17T07:24:20Z")
Manischewitz kosher white wine. So I’m a drunk. Sue me! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/8 "2001-04-17T07:45:59Z")
Kasha and shells - YUM! I don’t really care for kreplach or kishke, but add them to the list, too. * * * Jeg elsker dig, Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/9 "2001-04-17T14:58:01Z")
knishes (potato, kasha, mushroom…) tsimmes (baked/stewed carrots and… well, depends on who you ask. My mom makes it with sweet potatoes.) Kugel (Matzoh Kugel during Passover mmmm) Pot roast of any stripe/variety Corned beef Smoked whitefish or chubs smoked sable Rye bread now I’m hungry, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/10 "2001-04-17T15:05:00Z")
Latkes. Luscious greasy latkes. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/11 "2001-04-17T15:29:39Z")
See Joan Nathan’s JEWISH COOKING IN AMERICA; Knopf, 1994. Also Mimi Sheraton’s FROM MY MOTHER’S KITCHEN, revised edition, HarperCollins, 1991. Wonderful books! Now, who’s up for a nice vegetable sandwich on sour Pumpernickel? Cream cheese and chopped cucumber, radish, green onion… ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/12 "2001-04-17T15:47:06Z")
Don’t forget a nice, steaming bowl of CHOLENT! Potato kugel (my wife’s, yum) Kedem grape juice (leaves Welch’s in the dust) matzah and cream cheese (so I’m stuck on Pesach, sue me) mondel bread seeded rye challah fresh from the oven ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/13 "2001-04-17T20:41:10Z")
What Jewish foods come to my mind? In my opinion, that’d be a nice kosher IMHO sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2001, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/14 "2001-04-17T20:57:16Z")
Chopped liver with onions and hard boiled egg on Melba Toast. Standard in the house of my youth at Cocktail Hour. ---
**Author:** ![Gregor\_Samsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Gregor\_Samsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregor_Samsa)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/15 "2001-04-18T02:16:53Z")
The breakfast I had last Friday: corned beef and eggs, latkes (with sour cream and apple sauce) and rye toast. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/16 "2001-04-18T04:40:09Z")
Burekas Bouikos Burmelos Tishpishti Folded grape leaves ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/17 "2001-04-18T04:50:04Z")
Pickles. Hey man, I love pickles. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/18 "2001-04-18T06:10:12Z")
Now we’re talking, there is so much good Jewish food. Thin cut pastrami on warm dark rye bread with horseradish, onions, dill pickles and strong mustard. A bit of mayo on the side to dip it in. Paradise on a plate. ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/19 "2001-04-18T12:09:00Z")
First thing to pop into my mind? The cream cheese hamantaschen from Ingrid’s Deli. Wish I had one to pop into my mouth about now… ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246/20 "2001-04-18T16:50:42Z")
Thanks. You made me go and get chicken livers for dinner (on toast with eggs, mustard and paprika). mmm. My favorite is what my local Jewish cake shop calls an _Israeli Muffin._ Behind its ordinary looks is a fabulous pastry/ buttery/ chocolately delight which breaks into triangular pieces. I want a recipe (I’m always more impressed when I’ve tried to make it myself) but I’m not sure whether this is the item’s common name. Any suggestions? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-cuisine-what-foods-come-to-mind/62246.md?page=2)