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Cochin Hanukkah Fritters

November 29, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein 2 Comments

Traditional Hanukkah foods are either fried in oil or made with cheese. Throughout the centuries. Jews from different geographic regions created their own fried varieties. Eastern European Jews favor their latkes (potato pancakes while Jews from Mediterranean countries indulged … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jewish Culture Tagged With: Appam, Bala Menon, Cochin foods, Cochin Hanukkah fritters, Indian Hanukkah foods, Jewish Indian cooking, Royal Mist in Munnar, Spice & Kosher, traditional foods for Hanukkah

Spice & Kosher Cookbook Review

November 27, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein 4 Comments

Painting inside the Paradesi synagogue

Spice & Kosher sprinkles aspects of history into an assortment of traditional Cochin Jewish recipes. The first few chapters provide basic facts about the history of the community and some prominent personalities. References to a Jewish presence in the area date back to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Jewish Culture, Reviews Tagged With: Bala Menon, Cochin Jewry, Cochin Jews, Dr Essie Sassoon, Indian cookbook, Indian Jewish cookbooks, Jew Town in Cochin, Jewish cookbooks, Jews in Kerala, Kenny Salem, New cookbook for 2013, Spice & Kosher

Q & A With Bala Menon, Author of Spice & Kosher

November 21, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

Many months ago, Bala Menon contacted me after reading one of my blogs about Indian Jewry. He has graciously supplied me with updates about the dwindling Jewish community in Cochin. Recently, he co-authored a cookbook that preserves many Indian Jewish traditions. He sent me a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Books, Jewish Culture Tagged With: Bala Menon, Essie Sassoon, Indian Jewish cooking, Indian Jewish recipes, Jew Town in Cochin, Jews in Kerala, Jews of Cochin, Kenny Salem, Kerala, Mattancherry Jews of Cochin, Pardesi Community, Spice & Kosher

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