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Tag: Rosh Hashanah

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.

Desserts & Pastries/Vegan

Vegan “Lekach” (Jewish Honey Cake): Date-Sweetened Tradition from Vienna. The Politics of Jewish Food

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 2 Comments

This isn't just a recipe. It's a sweet lesson in history, a journey back to the ancient sweetness of dates, and a modern act of ethical courage.

vienna vegan apple kugel rosh hashanah
Desserts & Pastries/Side dishes/Vegan

Jewish Apple Cake Reimagined: The Revolutionary Wina Apple Kugel — Vegan, Oil-Free, Naturally Sweetened, and Perfect for Shabbos & Rosh Hashanah

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 2 Comments

A healthy, vegan Jewish apple kugel crowned with toasted nuts and apples. Naturally sweet, oil-free, and rooted in Shabbos and Viennese baking traditions.

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.

Quince Poached in Viennese White Wine (Recipe) #QuitteWienerGemischterSatz
Desserts & Pastries/Vegan

Rosh Hashanah Fragrant Quince Poached in Viennese White Wine

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 1 Comment

Unleash the quince's voluptuous beauty! Poach this ancient, fragrant fruit to ruby perfection in Viennese white wine. A stunning, simple Rosh Hashanah dessert.

מצותינדדזל (Matzo Island) Installation by Sebestyén Fiumei #Mazzesinsel
Freud & Food

מצותינדזל (Matzo Island) Installation by Sebestyén Fiumei #Mazzesinsel

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 5 Comments

Vienna's "Matzo Island": Fiumei's art confronts the city's erased Jewish past and its ongoing, complex struggle with historical memory.

Classic Viennese Apple Strudel – The Secrets to Easy, Crispy Wiener Strudel and its Innuendos (recipe & video) #apfelstrudel
Desserts & Pastries/Freud & Food/Vegan

Classic Viennese Apple Strudel: Easy Secrets for Crispy Perfection & Its Playful Wordplay (Vegan Wiener Strudel Recipe)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 5 Comments

Discover Apfelstrudel's hilarious Viennese innuendos, Freudian dreams, & rich symbolism. A simplified method brings this classic to your kitchen.

Zwetschkenkuchen (Plum Tart) Politics (recipe & video)
Desserts & Pastries

Beyond the Plate: Zwetschkenkuchen (Plum Tart) & Its Surprising Political Colors (Recipe & Video)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Nino Shaye Weiss / 10 Comments

Uncover Zwetschkenkuchen's "blue on brown" Austrian political symbolism, its Jewish holiday ties, & secret cinnamon. A traditional, comforting classic.

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