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Category: Appetizers

A pile of vegan latkes served with traditional applesauce and a soy-based sour cream/skyr.
Appetizers/Side dishes/Vegan

The Latke’s Second Act: Veganism, Ethics, and Jewish History (Plant-Based Recipe)

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 0 Comment

Jewish tradition meets vegan innovation: latkes that honor history, diaspora ethics, and the craft of cooking, offering pleasure and mindful survival.

Appetizers/Vegan

Vegan Rosh Hashanah Symbolic Foods (“Simanim”): Plant-Based Jewish New Year Omens

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 6 Comments

Traditional Jewish New Year ritual foods reimagined for modern plant-based kitchens. Includes symbolic meanings, Hebrew wordplay explanations, and vegan subs.

Vienna's Traditional Vegan WFPB Hungarian Lecho served traditionally with parsley
Appetizers/Breakfast/Salad/Side dishes/Soups & Stews/Vegan/Vegan Mains

Vienna’s Hungarian Shakshouka? Discover Letscho—A Pepper Stew with Deep Hungarian Roots (Vegan WFPB Lecsó Recipe)

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 8 Comments

Discover the rich history of Letscho, a Hungarian pepper stew. See how it became a beloved, kosher-friendly staple in Jewish Vienna, with vegan options.

Jewish Vienna's Potato Salad - Healthy Vegan Miso-Kissed Erdäpfelsalat
Appetizers/Salad/Vegan

Potato Salad: The Soul of Vienna — A Jewish Culinary Legacy (Healthy Vegan)

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 8 Comments

Beyond mayo! Experience Vienna's soulful, naturally vegan potato salad. Uncover its Jewish legacy, how warm potatoes absorb flavor, & why chives are a must.

Mound of Mock Chopped Liver Paté à la Rothschild with Gold Leaf and a Sliver of Truffle
Appetizers/Side dishes/Vegan

The Best “Mock Chopped Liver” Ever! Vegan Caramelized Onion Mushroom Pâté à la Rothschild: An Elegant Viennese Version of The Iconic Ashkenazi Jewish Vegetarian Soul Food (Shabbosdik & Kosher for Passover Recipe)

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 2 Comments

Honor the Rothschild legacy with this exquisite, vegan caramelized onion mushroom pâté. An elegant Viennese delight, perfect for Shabbos & Passover.

"Gefilte fish," stuffed carp steaks with "chrain," beet horseradish and jellied broth on a plate..
Appetizers/Fish/Freud & Food

Two Old Vienna “Gefilte Fish” Recipes: One Fried & One Poached “Rabbi” Style, Stuffed Back Into Carp Steaks With Its “Kapl,” Red “Chrain” And Jellied “Yoich” (Recipes)

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 5 Comments

Unearth the Jewish history behind Vienna's Gefilte Fish. Get authentic recipes for its unique carp steaks, chrain & jellied yoich—a true culinary legacy.

Here is a beef tartare prepared as my son likes it, with plenty of capers, gherkins and a healthy dose of Tabasco.
Appetizers/Freud & Food/Meat

Beef/Steak Tartare: Sigmund Freud’s Breakfast, and Favorite Dish of Claude Lanzmann and Thomas Bernhard (Freudian Brunch Recipe)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 17 Comments

Unpack the Freudian Brunch with Steak Tartare: Learn its controversial past, Martha Freud's struggle, and its meaning for Freud, Lanzmann & Bernhard.

artichokes 3 ways - deep fried Jewish-style, braised Roman-style and confit (carciofi alla giudia, carciofi alla romana & carciofi conditi with vinaigrette)
Appetizers/Freud & Food/Vegan

Roman Jewish Artichoke’s 3+ Ways: Braised, Deep Fried & Confit/Sous-Vide. Sigmund Freud’s Dream About The Worm In His Favorite Flower, The Jewish Thistle (3+ Vegan Recipes)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 4 Comments

Explore Freud's fascination with the "Jewish Thistle." Discover 3+ authentic Roman Jewish artichoke recipes: deep-fried, braised, confit – all vegan.

Freud's asparagus the vegan wiener
Appetizers/Freud & Food/Vegan

Freud’s Asparagus: The Vegan Wiener – Two Modern Takes (French White & Italian Green)

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 6 Comments

A story of Freud's asparagus! Two vegan Wiener recipes (French white & Italian green) reveal Viennese culinary history & surprising Freudian symbolism.

1980s Grapefruit Brûlée & Paul Gauguin’s Caramelized Pamplemousse (Recipe) #SchönbrunnPalaceOrangery
Appetizers/Breakfast/Desserts & Pastries/Vegan

Grapefruit Brûlée & Paul Gauguin’s Caramelized Pamplemousse (1980s Recipes)

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 1 Comment

Taste a unique Grapefruit Brûlée inspired by Paul Gauguin & the 1980s. Dive into its surprising history, from Viennese palaces to pop culture.

Perfect Potato Latkes: Yiddish vs. Hebrew & Schmaltz vs. Oil (Recipe) #Erdäpfelpuffer #Rösti
Appetizers/Breakfast/Desserts & Pastries/Freud & Food/Side dishes

Perfect Potato Latkes: Yiddish vs. Hebrew & Schmaltz vs. Oil (Contemporary Viennese Potato Pancake Recipe)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 3 Comments

Fry perfect Viennese potato latkes! Delve into the Yiddish vs. Hebrew & Schmaltz vs. Oil debates. Get the contemporary recipe and its their rich history.

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