The 100 Most Jewish Foods: A Highly Debatable List

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By Alana Newhouse. With contributions from Ruth Reichl, Éric Ripert, Joan Nathan, Michael Solomonov, Dan Barber, Yotam Ottolenghi, Tom Colicchio, Maira Kalman, Melissa Clark, and many more!

Tablet’s list of the 100 most Jewish foods is not about the most popular Jewish foods, or the tastiest, or even the most enduring. It’s a list of the most significant foods culturally and historically to the Jewish people, explored deeply with essays, recipes, stories, and context. Some of the dishes are no longer cooked at home, and some are not even dishes in the traditional sense (store-bought cereal and Stella D’oro cookies, for example). The entire list is up for debate, which is what makes this book so much fun. Many of the foods are delicious (such as babka and shakshuka). Others make us wonder how they’ve survived as long as they have (such as unhatched chicken eggs and jellied calves’ feet). As expected, many Jewish (and now universal) favorites like matzo balls, pickles, cheesecake, blintzes, and chopped liver make the list. The recipes are global and represent all contingencies of the Jewish experience. Contributors include Ruth Reichl, Éric Ripert, Joan Nathan, Michael Solomonov, Dan Barber, Gail Simmons, Yotam Ottolenghi, Tom Colicchio, Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, Maira Kalman, Action Bronson, Daphne Merkin, Shalom Auslander, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and Phil Rosenthal, among many others. Presented in a gifty package, The 100 Most Jewish Foods is the perfect book to dip into, quote from, cook from, and launch a spirited debate.

305 pages

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Amy R.

So fun! My husband had so many stories. Page after page. The recipes look great. Can’t wait to try.

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Barbara W.
Definitely debatable!!

I’ve been collecting cookbooks for over 50 years, and recently culled quite a few from the collection and stated I would not get any more cookbooks!! Then I saw this one, and absolutely had to have it! It’s a fascinating read… even the sections without recipes… and it’s great that each of these foods is described by a different person. Whether or not I agree with the choices, I love the book!

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Janet B.

It’s a great cookbook with lots of good recipes. well written.

Hi Janet,

Thank you for your kind words about our cookbook, 'The 100 Most Jewish Foods: A Highly Debatable List'! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the recipes and found them well written. We hope you continue to enjoy trying out new dishes from the book.

Happy cooking!

Sincerely,
Lisa
Customer Service Team

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Great Hostess Gift

I purchased three of the Jewish Foods cookbook as gifts for my Seder hostess (at Passover) and 1 for each of my 2 daughters. They came just in time to get wrapped and give, so, I did not have time to really look at them. My hostess remarked that it had some Sephardic recipes that she had been looking for. From my brief scanning the book is very colorful with lots of pictures and plenty of recipes. I’m considering getting another one for me.

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Mark F.
Good reference book

Gave it to wife and she loves it