November 24, 2004 at 12:00 am
#43333
Greg H.
Member
The food we think of as Jewish is actually Northern European Jewish food (Ashkenazi or Western Jew). In Israel they eat Middle Eastern food (Babba Ganoush, Humus, pita, lamb, lentils) same as in a Middle Eastern resturant. This is Sephardic, or Eastern Jewish. All of the food you mentioned is northern European (Yiddish speaking). Hebrew is a language, revised from written text early in this century. Although a ‘Hebrew’ is a biblical name for Jews, it is not an adjective for food.
Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences