As far as I know there is no special reason to eat knaidlach on Succos. Knaidlach which are also called matzo balls actually belong to Passover though, amazingly some Hassidic Jews won’t eat them then because they are made from matzos which have come into contact with water. On Succos we don’t have any such rules. … Continue reading
Being a born and bred Ashkenazi, I’d never heard of svinge, but then my daughter told me that was the Hanuka treat her Morrocan born mother in law was raised on. That naturally picqued my curiosity and when I saw a recipe for Svinge in the Modia kids section. I had to try it. Svinge … Continue reading
After my last post, I didn’t believe that I’d be making stuffed cabbage this Sukkos which made me maudlin. After all women in my family, probably in lots of families have been stuffing them for years, even centuries, I’m sure for a perfectly good reason, though no one seems to remember what that reason is. Ididn’t want to … Continue reading
More than the Jewish answer to wontons, kreplach are a kabalistic food, A krepl (singular for kreplach which is plural) is an edible soft sculpture expressing the nature of Divine judgment. The dough represents Divine mercy (Midas Harahamin) while the meat filling stands for Divine justice (Midas Hadin). Traditionally we float kreplach in the chicken … Continue reading
