Free Download Michael Wex, "Rhapsody in Schmaltz: Yiddish Food and Why We Can’t Stop Eating It"
English | 2016 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 1250071518 | EPUB | 0,8 mb
Bagels, deli sandwiches and gefilte fish are only a few of the Jewish foods to have crossed into American culture and onto American plates. Rhapsody in Schmaltz traces the history and social impact of the cuisine that Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe brought to the U.S. and that their American descendants developed and refined. The book looks at how and where these dishes came to be, how they varied from region to region, the role they played in Jewish culture in Europe, and the role that they play in Jewish and more general American culture and foodways today.
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