Potato Salad: The Soul of Vienna — A Jewish Culinary Legacy (Healthy Vegan)
There are some things, dear reader, that simply are. Like the Danube flowing ever eastward, or the persistent charm of a perfectly prepared Wiener Melange—Vienn...
Tag: Food History
Apricot Dumplings: Mahler’s Melodious “Marillenknödel” — A Dive into the Jewish Heritage of the Beloved Delicacy: VEGAN Potato-Dough (WFPB SOS-free Recipe)
As a proud Jewish Viennese food blogger, I find immense joy in delving into the rich culinary tapestry woven by the ancestors of my people. Among the many delig...
Mushroom Cholent: Freud’s Foraged Feast – The Definitive Viennese Vegan Shabbos Treat (WFPB SOS-Free Recipe)
What follows is the culmination of years of refinement, a recipe for mushroom cholent that has earned a cherished place in my culinary repertoire. This dish, bo...
“Krautfleckerln,” Cabbage & Noodles from Vienna: Friedrich Kantor-Berg’s (aka Torberg) Famous Character Tante Jolesch and Her Legendary Dish, of Which There Was Never Enough! (Fried Cabbage Pasta Recipe)
Tante Jolesch (aunt Jolesch, pronounced “Yollesh”) was admired for her Krautfleckerln, which is Viennese German for fried cabbage and noodles. In Yiddish, we’r...
Viennese Hamantaschen: Melt-in-the-Mouth Jewish Purim Cookie Recipe — The Whole Megillah! (Hamantascherln)
This is an authentic, Old-Vienna recipe for the triangular cookies of the Jewish holiday Purim. Purim is something like a Jewish Mardi Gras. I’m presenting Vien...
Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup: Vienna’s Ultimate Golden Homemade Roasted Garden Vegetable Broth & The Perfect 91 Matzoh Dumplings (Matzo Kneidlach Soup Recipe)
I confess to a long-standing affection for the matzoball, perhaps for its ease in swallowing whole. The small round form, always fashioned by hand, passed over ...
Linzer Torte & Cookies, Jewish Classics Straight from Vienna’s Pastry Shops and Coffeehouses! (Recipes)
This nutty and crumbly cake, which is a tart, sweet, and world-famous showstopper, is one of the oldest around. It remains one of the best-known Viennese pastri...
Gugelhupf Bundt Cake(s): Vienna’s Classic Coffeehouse Pleasures According To Dorie Greenspan – The Jewish Connections (Yom Kippur Recipe)
My favorite cake tin is, doubtless, the celebrated so-called “bundt,” or “Gugelhupf” in Vienna (pronounced “google hoopf”). The Gugelhupf bundt cake is, among o...
The Garlic People’s (aka The Jews’) Steak: A Roasted Garlic Take on Vienna’s Classic “Vanilla” Steak (Garlic Steak Recipe).
If I use the term "garlic people," does this sound anti-Semitic? In Gil Marks' Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, the author notes that “historically, the addition...
Freud and his Cholent: The Austrian Origins of the Jewish Bean Stew (Scholet Recipe with Vegan Option Inside)
In his youth, Sigmund Freud enjoyed many traditional Jewish foods, including challah, gefilte fish, and above all, cholent (tshoolnt in Southeastern Yiddish), t...
Vienna’s “Fächertorte”—Jewish Budapest’s “Flódni” Layer Cake in Disguise. (Traditional Recipe)
“FÄCHERTORTE,” says the white-aproned waitress at Vienna's Demel Konditorei (German for pastry shop) from behind the magnificent display case of one of the worl...
“Challah at Ya from Vienna!” The Austrian Origins of The Classic Jewish Braided Eggy Yeast Bread (Iconic Recipe)
Challah assuredly is one of the most iconic of all Jewish foods. Challah is as much a ritual and tradition than it is a recipe. It has a whole array of things a...
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)
THE recent rise in popularity of artichokes in Vienna is neither a recent fad nor a modern-day infatuation with Italy’s decadent cuisine and easy Mediterranean ...
Sachertorte, the Jewish Masculine Chocolate Cake from Vienna’s Lost Coffeehouse Past: Sigmund Freud’s Beloved Dessert (Recipe) #FranzSacher #CaféSabarsky #Leschanz #Demel
A love-hate relationship with Vienna is not only characteristic for Wittgenstein's nephew but also for the way Sigmund Freud connected with the city's food and ...
Blooming Jewish Cheesecake with Tablets of the Law Crust: Freud, Moses & a Mel Brooks Joke (Recipe) #EdibleFlowers #Shavuot #Topfentorte
Jews the world over (but famously in New York and Chicago) love cheesecake and all its local variations. Those delicacies include the ricotta-based archetype, p...
Classic Viennese Apple Strudel – The Secrets to Easy, Crispy Wiener Strudel and its Innuendos (recipe & video) #apfelstrudel #VeganOption
Are all strudels wieners? The strudel is a classic Viennese delicacy. In Germany, it's called Wiener Strudel, or "Viennese strudel". But "wiener" and "strudel" ...