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Title: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on April 17, 2013, 03:14:03 PM
Why is it that I can not find in any supermarkets here in Israel frozen knishes or knishes at all?
What makes bourekas,chumus,techina,shwharma,felafel which comes from Arabs any more Jewish than knishes,,gribens,kasha varnishkas,etc. which came from Eastern Europe?
Why can they not cater to Ashkenazi tastes in foods as well here in Israel?
If somebody would open a real old time delicatessen here they would rake in the money not only from American expats like me but also from tourists.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: JTFenthusiast2 on April 17, 2013, 03:45:47 PM
Why is it that I can not find in any supermarkets here in Israel frozen knishes or knishes at all?
What makes bourekas,chumus,techina,shwharma,felafel which comes from Arabs any more Jewish than knishes,,gribens,kasha varnishkas,etc. which came from Eastern Europe?
Why can they not cater to Ashkenazi tastes in foods as well here in Israel?
If somebody would open a real old time delicatessen here they would rake in the money not only from American expats like me but also from tourists.

Wow, I am surprised, there is no Ashkenazi cuisine.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: muman613 on April 17, 2013, 04:00:44 PM
Very disappointing... I cannot believe there is not a good Kosher Deli in Israel...

Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: mord on April 17, 2013, 04:11:24 PM
When i was in Israel i found knishes although i really don't like them and i found alot of European Jewish foods
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: muman613 on April 17, 2013, 04:45:18 PM
http://muqata.blogspot.com/2007/01/there-are-no-knishes-in-israel.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-silver/the-knish-lives-in-israel_b_1456585.html

Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on April 17, 2013, 04:55:31 PM
Why is it that I can not find in any supermarkets here in Israel frozen knishes or knishes at all?
What makes bourekas,chumus,techina,shwharma,felafel which comes from Arabs any more Jewish than knishes,,gribens,kasha varnishkas,etc. which came from Eastern Europe?
Why can they not cater to Ashkenazi tastes in foods as well here in Israel?
If somebody would open a real old time delicatessen here they would rake in the money not only from American expats like me but also from tourists.


 It's called supply and demand. Also it has to do with climate. People don't want to eat that type of food when its hotter (and in Israel it is hotter). Those foods did, will and do do better in colder climates like Eastern Europe, or New York.


 And to answer your question- Kosher constitutes Jewish food. Things like knishes, hummas and everything else is just the local food picked up and made by Jews. That is all.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on April 17, 2013, 11:26:05 PM

 It's called supply and demand. Also it has to do with climate. People don't want to eat that type of food when its hotter (and in Israel it is hotter). Those foods did, will and do do better in colder climates like Eastern Europe, or New York.


 And to answer your question- Kosher constitutes Jewish food. Things like knishes, hummas and everything else is just the local food picked up and made by Jews. That is all.
What does it have to do with a hotter climate?
This type of food is available in Florida,Arizona,Texas,Nevada,New Mexico & California which are just as hot as here.
And obviously kosher constitutes Jewish food this goes without saying & that wasn't my question.
It is like they have something against Ashekenazi cuisine here & prefer for some reason Arab or or Mirazchi cuisine.
Another peeve of mine is that it is hard to find Nusach Ari siddurim by the kotel they have every other siddur in abundance but finding a Nusach Ari siddur is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on April 17, 2013, 11:37:59 PM
http://muqata.blogspot.com/2007/01/there-are-no-knishes-in-israel.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-silver/the-knish-lives-in-israel_b_1456585.html
Bnai Brak & Tel Aviv are about an hour by bus & Meah Shearim is not far but who wants to go there it is a pig sty it makes the filthiest place in NYC look sparkling clean.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: muman613 on April 18, 2013, 12:32:29 AM
ChabadKahanist,

Do you know others with the same taste for Ashkenazi food? If so this may be an excellent opportunity to go into the food business. If there is enough demand, and you have the utensils and the ingredients and the know-how (and the Mashgiach) then you have all you need to open a deli.

Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on April 18, 2013, 12:42:48 AM
New Deli is the Israeli version of Subway. There used to be Subway in Israel though.

http://www.gojerusalem.com/discover/item_404/New-Deli-City-Center

Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on April 18, 2013, 12:45:02 AM
ChabadKahanist,

Do you know others with the same taste for Ashkenazi food? If so this may be an excellent opportunity to go into the food business. If there is enough demand, and you have the utensils and the ingredients and the know-how (and the Mashgiach) then you have all you need to open a deli.
Indeed I do know many others & I myself was a Mashgiach for 20 some odd years.
The other day my son in law's friend was talking about just that.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: HiWarp on April 18, 2013, 08:46:34 AM
Indeed I do know many others & I myself was a Mashgiach for 20 some odd years.
The other day my son in law's friend was talking about just that.

What muman said. I was going to say why are you complaining about no one opening a deli there instead of looking into opening one yourself, if you really think it would be successful.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Rubystars on April 18, 2013, 09:36:05 AM
Carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, water.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Dr. Dan on April 18, 2013, 10:13:51 AM
What constitutes "Jewish" food?

The answer is: Anything Kosher.  Since there are Jews from all parts of the world, there is really nothing otherwise unique in my opinion.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on April 18, 2013, 10:51:45 AM
Here you go, Jewish food


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Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: ChabadKahanist on April 18, 2013, 11:01:44 AM
What constitutes "Jewish" food?

The answer is: Anything Kosher.  Since there are Jews from all parts of the world, there is really nothing otherwise unique in my opinion.
Exactly how I feel.
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks on April 18, 2013, 03:48:00 PM
Carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, water.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: muman613 on April 18, 2013, 04:25:00 PM
Carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, water.

You forgot Love, Joy, and Care which all Jewish food includes...

Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on April 18, 2013, 07:28:46 PM
The only exclusivly Jewish foods I can think of is Chulant, Osvo and Haltzvo (Bukharian Jewish food on Shabbous).
Title: Re: What constitutes Jewish food?
Post by: Rubystars on April 21, 2013, 02:35:30 AM
You forgot Love, Joy, and Care which all Jewish food includes...

That's cool Muman :)