I'd say 'Jewish Food'. It's been called that for a long time. A more correct term would be European or Ashkanazi food, since Jews who have heritage in other parts of the world have different foods. The term 'Israeli Food' might work, but that includes a lot of Middle Eastern things too. The sweet macaroni might've been 'noodle pudding'. Even though Israeli Jews speak Hebrew, the term 'Hebrew Food' doesn't sound right, not racist or anything...just doesn't sound right. It's called Jewish food because of the heritage it comes from. If it meets some diet requirements, it can be called 'kosher'. Those requirements, among others are: no pork, no gellatine, the food including the animal to be slaughtered being blessed by a rabbi, and that you don't mix the meat and dairy of the same species of animal (this comes from the saying that you can't 'bathe a calf in it's mother's milk') I don't follow a 'kosher' diet, but knew someone who did.
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Name : John-Sam, City : Chestnut Ridge, State : NY Country : United States, There is no difference between 'jewish food' or 'hebrew food.' either is a reference to a cultral description of food. 'Kosher food' refers to food prepared in accordance with 'halacha' (jewish law). food can be 'jewish' but not 'kosher' (example chiken soup made with not kosher chikens.) it is cultrally 'jewish' but not kosher. it can also be 'kosher' but not 'jewish' (example sesame chicken made with kosher chikens) it is cultrally asian not 'jewish,' but still made with food prepared in accordance with Halacha
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Name : Ed25564, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 26, City : New York, State : NY Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, The only current use for the word Hebrew is the language spoken in Israel, and of much of the Jewish prayerbook. There are no Hebrew people, Hebrew culture, Hebrew values, etc. anymore, just like there is no Latin (Roman) culture anymore. Hebrew was a word that strictly speaking applied to the Israelites (the community of Jacob's descendants) up to the time of the Egyptian captivity. After that time, the culture changed so much that it could no longer really be called Hebrew. But anyhow, the food you are speaking of should be called Jewish cuisine, if anything, and strictly speaking American Jewish. Bagels (round bread with holes in it) originated in Eastern Europe, Russia and Poland, and were introduced to America by Jews who immigrated in the late 19th - early 20th century. I'm guessing that the 'sweet macaroni and cheese dish' you're speaking of was probably a sweet kugel, a sort of noodle pudding or casserole that comes in many many different varieties - also a traditional Eastern European food. The dessert and tuna salad sound very generic and are probably just standard American fare, nothing particularly 'Jewish' about them. But Jewish food comes in many more varieties. There is Middle Eastern cuisine, for example felafel and pita bread, which tends to be highly spiced. There is a Roman tradition of Jewish food that is somewhat like Italian food. Anywhere you find Jews, you will probably find a different tradition of food.
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Name : Ross, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 37, City : Gloucester City, State : NJ Country : United States, Occupation : Computer programmer, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, It's Jewish food. Hebrew would just be the language. The macaroni dish sounds like a dish called kugel.
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Name : Michael20667, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 22, City : Cleveland, State : OH Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, Hebrew is the language. Jewish means pertaining to Jews. The 'sweet macaroni and cheese' you ate was probably lukshen kugel, a sweet noodle pudding usually eaten by Ashkenazi - European (esp. Eastern European) - Jews. The only thing that really makes food truly 'Jewish' is if it's kosher - that is, if it is made according to Jewish dietary laws. Pizza, paté and sushi can all be kosher. The foods that people usually associate with Jews - bagels, kugel, etc. - were usually copied from the countries in which these Jews lived.
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Name : T21471, Gender : M, Religion : Jewish, Age : 39, City : LA, State : CA Country : United States, thanks for your answer. what's the difference between kosher food and jewish food? are those terms interchangeable? and if i may, is there a proper way to question someone of the jewish faith about their culture and beliefs? sometimes when i ask, i worry i am being inappropriate without really intending to be. thank you.
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Name : Ann28204, City : Evansville, State : IN Country : United States, Yeah, hebrew food doesn't exist. It's all Jewish food (well, I guess that when the Hebrews existed, their food would be called Hebrew food).
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Name : Matt K., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 27, City : New Orleans, State : LA Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 
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There's no such thing as 'Hebrew' food. 'Jewish' food is the food people associate with Jews...but all the lox, bagels, deli and so on is really 'Ashkenazi Jewish' food - the food eaten by Jews who immigrated to the US from Eastern Europe. Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews - who lived for some time in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries - have different cuisines. And none of this is necessarily 'kosher' food - food that is prepared according to Judaism's dietary laws (no pork or shellfish, no mixing of meat and dairy, etc.).
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Name : Tr, City : Los Angeles, State : CA Country : United States, I don't think there is such a thing as 'Hebrew' food. Hebrew is the name of the language that is spoken in Israel; it is also the language that the Jewish Bible (Old Testament) and Jewish prayers are written in. Perhaps you are thinking of Israeli food - food eaten in Israel. Or perhaps you are thinking of 'kosher' food -- which is food which is permitted under Jewish law. (No ham, no mixing of milk products and meat products at the same meal, etc.) The food you describe sounds kosher. It also sounds Eastern European (Russia, Poland), and since many Jews came to the US from E. European, some people say 'Jewish food' when they mean 'Eastern European Jewish food.'
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Name : Laurie, Gender : Female, Age : 56, City : Boston, State : MA Country : United States, Hebrew is a language, not a food. Orthodox Jews and many Conservative Jews will only eat kosher food, which is food prepared according to strict Biblical and Rabbinic laws. For example meat and milk are not cooked in the same utensils nor served at the same meal, and no pork or shelfish products are used at all. When Americans, Jewish or Gentile, refer to Jewish food, they usually mean Ashkanazi (European) Jewish style of cooking that includes dishes like lox and bagels, gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, kugel, and the like. If you don't know what these are - run quickly to the nearest Jewish deli - wonderful things await you! Naomi
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Name : NaomiBen-Ari, Gender : Female, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 54, City : Jacksonville, State : FL Country : United States, 
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