Celebrating with the butchers wife
CELEBRATING WITH THE KOSHER BUTCHER’S WIFE
In a tribute to Jewish holidays, celebrating rest on Shabbat, freedom from slavery on Pesach and a new year on Rosh Hashanah, Sharon Lurie provides her take on traditional Jewish recipes, incorporating contemporary international influences.
Although many of recipes are far from traditional (such as Thai fishcakes, gnocchi and English cucumber soup), the dishes are still grounded in Jewish culinary principles – avoiding the combination of meat and dairy and excluding shellfi sh and pork, for instance – while at the same time offering insights into each celebration.
Try the lockshen pudding, a staple in many Jewish households, or the fried zucchini and mushroom latkes with za’atar aioli for a real taste of Jewish cuisine.
Available from most leading bookstores for R220.
