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babka - sweet braided bread layered with chocolate. originated polland, russia, urkraine

baklava - sweet dessert made of layers of flaky pastry filled with ground pistachios and sugar

berbere spice - a blend of powdered spices including red chili pepper that is used in ethiopian cooking

bialy - type of bagel that is traditional in polish ashkenazi cuisine

blintzes - stuffed crepe or thin pancake. The filling is usually made of a fresh cheese or cottage cheese, and often topped with fresh fruit or fruit preserves

broccoli rabe - vegetable related to the turnip, grown for its broccoli-like buds and bitter-flavored greens

challah - eggy yeast bread that’s traditionally eaten by Jewish people on shabbat and other holidays

chermoula - delicious mix of fresh herb, earthy spices, and acidic preserved lemon

coppa - italian sausage made chiefly of pork butts and seasoned with cayenne pepper

crudite - a selection of raw vegetables served with a dip

freekeh - wheat that has been harvested early, while the grains are still tender and green. the kernels are then parched, roasted, dried and rubbed

fritter - deep fried batter surrounding meat, seafood, vegetable, and fruit

giardiniera - spicy Italian-style relish of mixed pickled vegetables

goji berry - bright red edible berry widely cultivated in china, supposed to contain high levels of certain vitamins

halvah - persian sweet made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

house aioli - green onion and chimichurri

knish - fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato

kugel - meet the jewish caserole that everyone needs to know

labneh - yogurt that has been strained until it has the consistency of soft cheese, typically served with savory seasonings as a dip or spread

latke - pancake made with grated potato

macaroon - small cookie or cake made of egg whites, sugar and ground almond or almond paste

mortadella - large Italian sausage finely hashed or ground heat-cured pork with black pepper and pistachio

muhammara - spicy dip made of walnuts, red bell peppers, pomegranate molasses, and breadcrumbs

muffuletta - known as the king of sandwiches filled with cold cuts, cheese, and olive salad

prosciutto cotto - cooked ham

rillete - preservation method similar to confit where meat is seasoned then slow cooked submerged in fat and cooked at an extremely slow rate for several hours

rugelach - bite-size pastry made by rolling a triangle of dough around a filling of jam, nuts, raisins, or chocolate

schmaltz - common ingredient in jewish and eastern european cooking

shashaku - eggs baked in a tomato-red pepper sauce spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenn

schnitzel - thin slice of chicken, coated in breadcrumbs and fried. originated from austria and brought to Israel

squaw bread - rye and molasses bread that was developed by the german immigrants and the native americans near whom they lived in the 1800s

za’atar - middle eastern spice blend made usually of dried herbs (such as thyme or marjoram), dried sumac, and sesame seeds

zhoug - middle eastern spicy sauce made from fresh hot peppers seasoned with coriander, garlic, and various spices

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