Tag Archives: sephardic food

There are only a few ladies left in Los Angeles that know how to make these treats that date back to medieval times. I decided the time had arrived for me to master the pasteliko! Photo by Shevy Gomperts Rhodes is a tiny island in the middle of the Aegean …

CATHY BARROW Each year on the first night of Passover, Jews around the world gather at the seder table to tell the story of our ancestors’ exodus from Egypt. While it’s an evening imbued with both religious and cultural significance, in my house it’s also unapologetically about the food. There …

Paper given by Michelle Hamilton Delivered at the University of Minnesota on 7 February 2018 What was Jewish cuisine like in medieval Spain and what did Christians think it was like? This talk explores what foods were recommended by Sephardic authors as part of a healthy and spiritually rewarding lifestyle, …