Tag: Alsace
Episode 18 – Choucroute Garnie à la Juive: An Alsatian Jewish Mouthful
Real fermented sauerkraut (none of that immitation vinegary stuff) and charcuterie galore — THAT is the Alsatian choucroute garnie. But what is the Jewish (à la Juive) version all about? In this episode I explore what makes the Jewish style dish different, and how it exemplifies an entire class of Jewish foods: those in which the Jewish version is distinct […]
Cooking Jewish Culture: Choucroute Garnie
Welcome to the newest recurring feature on my blog: Cooking Jewish Culture. While this site is not a “cooking blog” per se, and it remains focused on my primary topic of Jewish Food History, I am going to incorporate periodic cooking posts. One of the things I’ve noticed as I research Jewish Food culture is that you can sometimes tell […]
