Let’s be honest, gefilte fish has a bad rap. Amid the many delicacies of traditional Jewish holiday foods—matzoh ball soup, brisket, honey cake—the humble gefilte fish is often left stranded and ...

Come sundown every Friday night, Jewish families and friends sit down together to celebrate and break bread. It's the start of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath. Food writer, Faith Kramer, shares recipes ...

2 small carrots, peeled; 1 sliced thin, 1 cut in chunks 1 small parsnip, peeled, cut in chunks Chill the fish and vegetables. Place the onion, the carrot cut in chunks, and the parsnip in a food ...

When she was a child, she remembers the carp swimming in the bathtub – that’s where fresh fish lived before it was time to cook them – and having homemade gefilte fish for Shabbat every week. “I have ...

Long before gefilte fish was jarred in its own jellied aspic and sold on supermarket shelves, it was a labor-intensive dish prepared at home in accordance with Ashkenazi tradition. Co-owners Jeffrey ...

Every culture has its fair share of holidays, and each of these special celebrations or commemorations has its own unique set of traditions associated with it. However, there is one practice that ...

PACHUCA, Mexico (JTA) — Like other Jews around the world, Alegra Smeke turns to traditional foods during Passover. For her that means Syrian dishes with a side of salsa. Smeke is a chef and former ...

Gefilte fish, a staple at Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, which begins Wednesday at sundown, does not always come in a jar. But most Jewish children think it does, and they are not thrilled to ...

This story is part of Salon Food’s “In Defense Of…” series, which is a collection of commentary, personal essays, and reporting about foods we love that are controversial, unfairly maligned or could ...