Syrian Jewish cuisine

Syrian Jewish cuisine is the cuisine of the Syrian Jews. Although almost all Jews had left Syria by 2016, their cuisine has been preserved in books and family recipes.^[1]

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History and influences

Since biblical times there have been Jews in the area comprising modern-day Syria.^[2] Syrian Jewish cuisine is distinct from Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine foods like gefilte fish, knish, or other dishes more familiar as Jewish in the United States, whose Jewish community was overwhelmingly Ashkenazi.^[3] In fact, in the diaspora Syrian Jewish dishes often differ from those of other Jews because they contain rice and dried fruits and other seasonings not found in other regional Jewish foodway.^[2] Because Jews are prohibited to mix meat and dairy, Syrian Jewish cuisine differed from standard Syrian cuisine because it used oil instead of butter or lamb fat in fried foods.^[2] After 1492 when the Sephardim were expelled from Spain, many Sephardic Jews came to Syria and brought a few dishes with Spanish names like bastel. Some immigrants from Italy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (the so-called Francos) brought with them Italian dishes such as calsone (a sort of cheese ravioli). These foods were intermixed with the local Syrian Mizrahi and Musta'arabi Jewish cuisine creating new flavors and styles. Syrian Jews also improved versions of Syrian dishes, by emphasizing fruit and sweet-sour flavors. The Syrian Jews of Aleppo also made heavy use of tamarind.^[2] In fact tamarind based sauces are distinctively unique to Syrian Jewish cuisine.^[4]

Elements

Characteristic of the Middle East and the Indo-Mediterranean Basin, Syrian Jewish cuisine contains many elements of cuisines from a wide geographic area. Moorish and Iberian elements arrived after Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. Syrian Jewish merchants trading along the spice route also imported spices from the Far East and land of Persia, making rose water and lime an important addition to their cuisine.^[2] Naturally, elements of Syrian Jewish cuisine were adopted by non-Jewish communities in Syria while Syrian Jews also adopted non-Jewish Syrian flavors into their dishes. Syrian Jewish dishes differ in very specific ways from other Syrian cuisines. The addition of cinnamon, cumin and allspice to dishes, as well as the use of Moroccan saffron with Persian olives and preserved lemons help to distinguish the cuisine from standard Syrian foods.^[5]

References

^ Charles Perry. "Preserving a Cuisine". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jeff Diamant and Vicki Hyman (July 23, 2009). "N.J. corruption arrests strike core of Deal's Syrian Jewish community". New Jersey Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^ DIANA JEAN SCHEMO (May 6, 1992). "Delicate Path to U.S. For Jews From Syria". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^ GIL MARKS (2010). "Tamarind". Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. ISBN 9780470943540. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
^ EMILY MOORE (July 5, 2007). "The Glorious Jewish food of Syria". JTNews: The Voice of Jewish Washington. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

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Types	American Jewish Ashkenazi Bukharan Ethiopian Israeli Mizrahi Mountain Jewish Sephardi Syrian Jewish Yemenite
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Religious foods	Apples and honey Brisket Challah Charoset Dabo kolo Etrog Hanukkah gelt Maror Matzo Mishloach manot Mouna Pain petri Pekalach Showbread Teiglach Zeroa
Ashkenazi breads	Babka Challah Onion roll Pletzel Pumpernickel Rye Bread
Sephardi and Mizrahi breads	Bolo Challah Jachnun Kubaneh Lachooh Laffa Lahmacun Lavash Malawach Manakish Markook Mouna Pain petri Pita Pitot Taboon bread Water challah
Ethiopian Jewish breads	Injera
Bagels and similar breads	Bagel Bagel Bites Bagel toast Bagel with cream cheese Bialy Everything bagel Montreal-style bagel New York-style bagel Pizza bagel
Pancakes	Pesaha Appam Atayef Blintz Chremslach Keftes Keftes de prasa Latke Mofletta Noodle latkes
Cakes and other desserts	Apple strudel Ashure Atayef Babka Bambalouni Basbousa Bolo Carrot pudding Cheesecake Coffee cake Crumb cake Dobosh Flourless chocolate cake Halva Halvah Halvah ice cream Jewish apple cake Jordan almonds Kogel mogel Krantz cake Krembo Kugelhopf Lekach Linzer torte Lokum Malabi Marzipan Marunchinos Milky Mofletta New York cheesecake Plum cake Poppy seed roll Sesame seed candy Sfinj Sfinz Sponge cake Sufganiyot Strudel Streuselkuchen
Cookies	Alfajores Biscochos Black and white cookie Chinese cookie Egg kichel Duvshaniot Hadji bada Hamantaschen Honey buttons Jewish almond cookie Jødekager Kichel Kipfel Linzer cookie Ma'amoul Macaroons Mandelbread Marunchinos Rainbow cookie Rugelach Tahini cookie
Pastries	Baklava Bichak Bourekas Boyoz Bulemas Chebureki Flódni Hojaldre Knish Nunt Pastelitos de hoja Pastilla Pirozhki Rugelach Sambusak Ziva
Fried foods	Blintz Buñuelo Brik Carciofi alla giudia Churro Corn schnitzel Falafel Fatoot Fatoot samneh Fazuelos Fish and chips Fried cauliflower Fritas de prasa Gribenes Jelly doughnut Keftes Keftes de prasa Kibbeh Ktzitzot Khubeza Latke Matzah brei Noodle latkes Potatonik Sfinj Sufganiyot Teiglach Torrija Tulumba
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Casseroles and savory baked dishes	Almadrote Brisket Cholent Hamin Holishkes Jerusalem kugel Karniyarik Kishka Knish Ktzitzot Khubeza Kugel Lokshen kugel Matzo lasagna Pom Potato kugel Potatonik Sólet Stuffed artichoke Stuffed cabbage Stuffed peppers Tagine Yakhna Yapchik
Snacks and other baked goods	Bamba Bissli Khachapuri Pitzuchim Pretzel Shkedei marak Stuffed dates
Sandwiches	Corned beef sandwich Hillel sandwich Pastrami on rye Rachel Reuben Sabich Sailor sandwich Shawarma Tuna sandwich
Egg dishes	Beitzah Fatoot samneh Haminados Hardboiled egg Matzah brei Matzoquiles Shakshouka
Meat dishes	Brisket Cholent Chopped liver Corned beef Gribenes Gondi Hamin Helzel Hot dog Jerusalem mixed grill Kebab Kibbeh Kishka Kofta Merguez Miltz Montreal smoked meat Pargiyot Pastilla Pastirma Pastrami Plov Sanbat wat Shawarma Skewered goose liver Schmaltz Shish kebab Shish taouk Sujuk Tagine
Fish dishes	Abudaraho Chraime Dressed herring Fish and chips Gefilte fish Gravlax Herring Ikra Kipper Lakerda Lox Pescado frito Pickled herring Schmaltz herring Smoked salmon Smoked whitefish Tarama Tunafish Tuna salad Tuna salad sandwich Vorschmack Whitefish salad
Salads and pickles	Apio Eggplant salad Israeli salad Kosher dill pickle Matbucha Pickled cucumber Tabbouleh Torshi
Vegetable dishes	Bamia Dolma Stuffed cabbage Tzimmes
Soups and stews	Adom kubbeh Avgolemono Borscht Chamo kubbe Chicken noodle soup Chamin Chamo kubbeh Cholent Ghormeh sabzi Gondi Hamusta kubbeh Matzo ball soup Msoki Poike Sanbat wat Schav Sofrito Tarator
Cheeses and other dairy products	Akkawi Ayran Clarified butter Cottage cheese Cream cheese Farmer's cheese Feta Kashkaval Kefir Labneh Quark Sirene Smen Smetana Sour cream Strained yogurt Tzfat cheese
Condiments, dips and sauces	Applesauce Amba Baba ghanoush Charoset Chrain Filfel chuma Harif Harissa Hilbeh Hummus Horseradish Mikpah Ful Muhammara Mustard Resek avganiyot Spicy brown mustard Tahini Tatbila Zhoug
Beverages	Arak Beer Boukha Boza Cel-Ray Dr. Brown's Egg cream Grape juice Kedem Linden flower tea Mint lemonade Manischewitz Pomegranate juice Salep Seltzer Tallah Vodka Perfect Wine
Herbs, spices and seasonings	Anise Baharat Cardamom Cinnamon Consommé Dried onion Everything bagel seasoning Hawaij Montreal steak seasoning Licorice root Nigella seeds Poppy seed Sesame seeds Za'atar
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