Throughout history, particularly in the last 2,000 years, Jews have been key in adapting local foods to Jewish sensibilities and dietary laws and then spreading them. Gil Marks More Quotes by Gil Marks More Quotes From Gil Marks Judaism is not just a religion but a people, and the food and customs of one part of the people is connected to the other part of the people. They are part of a larger story. Gil Marks story food people religion I have been collecting recipes and information for over 20 years, but three years ago, my editor said to me, 'You're a walking encyclopedia of food, so why don't you do an encyclopedia?' Gil Marks me you walking food The knish is a classic example of peasant food evolving into comfort food and even sophisticated fare. Gil Marks comfort-food classic comfort food Although I generally avoid the cloyingly sweet wines, I have used them for poaching fruit. Gil Marks avoid fruit used sweet Each Passover, I prepare all sorts of fancy desserts for my family and friends, often experimenting with adaptations of sophisticated modern fare. Gil Marks prepare friends fancy family The more things you make from scratch, the less expensive and usually healthier and tastier. Gil Marks more things you expensive I never serve a dessert on Passover that I would not serve the rest of the year. Gil Marks rest year never dessert One of the keys to Jewish culinary history is that the Jewish role was not so much innovation but transition and transformation. Gil Marks transformation innovation history The key to Judaism's survival is the emotional attachment to the religion. Gil Marks key emotional survival religion Food is sort of like the Jewish sense of humor, a defense mechanism. It is one of the things that helped the Jews survive through 2,000 years of an often very harsh Diaspora. Gil Marks survive sense-of-humor humor food To know a community is to know its food. Gil Marks know community food A Jewish food is one that is almost sanctified, either by its repeated use or use within the holidays or rituals. So food that may have not been Jewish at one point can become Jewish within the cultural context. Gil Marks holidays point become food Every holiday has unique fare and symbolic foods, but none as much as Rosh Hashana. Gil Marks none every holiday unique To me, that aspect of life that most touches the everyday and celebrations is food. Gil Marks me everyday food life I don't understand a mentality that will accept eating something that doesn't taste good just because it's low-fat or is made with matzo or whatever. Gil Marks will good understand eating I tend to avoid cakes made with matzo meal instead of flour. Also, most prepared dessert products and mixes. Sometimes the packaging they come in tastes better than the product. Gil Marks product better dessert sometimes Every year, my father comes by and samples the chremslach - like quality control - and tells me how they taste just like his mother's. Gil Marks me quality mother father My family is notorious for its sweet tooth. Gil Marks tooth sweet-tooth family sweet Throughout history, Hanukkah was a relatively minor festival, but it's become very popular in America due to its proximity to Christmas. Gil Marks become christmas history america In the New York metropolitan area, you can find Jews from just about every Jewish cultural community in the world. Gil Marks new you community world
