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The Jewish Cookbook Hardcover – September 11, 2019

by Leah Koenig (Author), Julia Turshen (Introduction)
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A rich trove of contemporary global Jewish cuisine, featuring hundreds of stories and recipes for home cooks everywhere

The Jewish Cookbook is an inspiring celebration of the diversity and breadth of this venerable culinary tradition. A true fusion cuisine, Jewish food evolves constantly to reflect the changing geographies and ingredients of its cooks. Featuring more than 400 home-cooking recipes for everyday and holiday foods from the Middle East to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa - as well as contemporary interpretations by renowned chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi, Michael Solomonov, and Alex Raij - this definitive compendium of Jewish cuisine introduces readers to recipes and culinary traditions from Jewish communities the world over, and is perfect for anyone looking to add international tastes to their table.

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'SO PERFECT.' - Gwyneth Paltrow

'An Aladdin's café of Jewish dishes... The book charts the diaspora of the cuisine as it has travelled around the world and over many generations.' - The Jewish Telegraph

'A tome spanning the Jewish culinary canon... vibrant, exciting and hunger-inducing.' - Washington Post

'This book amply, and fascinatingly, represents the breadth of the cuisine.' - Food52

'This gorgeous book not only contains delicious, approachable recipes from all over the world, but it's also chock full of stories celebrating the diversity of the Jewish culinary tradition.' - The Pioneer Woman

'This treasure of a book includes more than 400 home-cooking recipes for everyday cuisine as well as holiday foods, with diverse dishes derived from the Americas, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa.' - Good Housekeeping

'One of the most comprehensive collections of Jewish dishes on the shelves.' - Forbes

'[W]hat you might call a category-killer. The recipes hail from the geographically massive Jewish diaspora and are as appropriate for the everyday as they are for the holidays. Pick it up for yourself or as a host gift if you’re joining someone else for the high holy days.' - Jenny Rosenstrach, Dinner: A Love Story

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The Jewish Cookbook is an inspiring celebration of the diversity and breadth of this venerable culinary tradition. A true fusion cuisine, Jewish food evolves constantly to reflect the changing geographies and ingredients of its cooks. Featuring more than 400 home-cooking recipes for everyday and holiday foods from the Middle East to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa ¿ as well as contemporary interpretations by renowned chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi, Michael Solomonov, and Alex Raij ¿ this definitive compendium of Jewish cuisine introduces readers to recipes and culinary traditions from Jewish communities the world over, and is perfect for anyone looking to add international tastes to their table

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phaidon Press (September 11, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0714879339
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0714879338
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.45 x 1.63 x 11.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 398 ratings

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Leah Koenig's writing and recipes have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine's Grub Street, Saveur, Epicurious, Food52, TASTE, Departures, and Tablet magazine, among other publications. She is the author of 6 cookbooks including The Jewish Cookbook (Phaidon), Modern Jewish Cooking and The Little Book of Jewish Feasts (Chronicle). In addition to writing, Leah leads cooking demonstrations and classes all over the world. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two kids. She can be found at www.leahkoenig.com or on Instagram @leah.koenig

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Stephen Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars A book even gentiles can enjoy
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023
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Excellent cookbook - nearly 1/4 through the book and only one or two bad recipes. The directions are clear, the food is great, and the stories interesting. My only criticism is that there is a misprint for the page numbers for the sauces and spice mixtures, so when it says “make harissa” and gives a large number, it’s off by about 4 pages. Still a great book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful. Comprehensive. Delicious. Variety. This one is going to become a kitchen staple.
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019
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Leah Koenig did a remarkable job on this one. Different style than her previous books -- this one has a TON of background history and information to go with each recipe. There are TONS of photos. And recipes from restuarant chefs. The recipes span the globe and offer so many different flavors, customs, cultures -- all in one book! It will quickly become a go-to in the kitchen. GREAT starter book for anyone beginning their kosher kitchen adventures. The recipes and ingredients list are not daunting, while still being creative. My copy just came and is already filled with dozens of post-its for the recipes I want to try. A total winner. It's a beautiful book. I've already purchased another copy for a friend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up all around!
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022
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A thumbs up all around! Between my partner and me we have one cook (them) and one Jew (me). They've been very interested in cooking more Jewish cuisine and I didn't want a book that would just give us the same old noodle kugel and kasha varnishes--there's more to Jewish cuisine than that! So we bought this one, not even knowing that the author is apparently renowned in culinary circles.

The good: The book is so cool! So many recipes from Jewish cultures around the world, and each one tells you where they're from and a bit of context (eg. "This is traditionally eaten in Moroccan Jewish communities after Passover ends"). We've only tried a handful of recipes, but they've all been good so far.

The bad: I kind of wish there were more pictures, but I guess if there were it would drive the price up. It'd be cool if there were a qr code you could scan that would show you pictures of the recipes and maybe more about their history. But you can only ask so much.

The ugly: our babka dough didn't rise :( but we made it into basically cinnamon rolls but with chocolate, and they were still tasty.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful cookbook with all the recipes you could want.
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019
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This book is such a treasure. I have been reading through it every night since it arrived. There are so many recipes for all the Jewish holidays as well as plenty of everyday recipes that are ripe with social and global history. It's also delightfully easy to follow. I wanted to challenge myself this weekend so I decided to make two recipes I've never made, babka and moussaka. Two pretty complicated and time consuming recipes, but the ingredients list and the instructions made me believe I could do it. The three loaves I made were a HUGE hit with my family, coworkers and friends and the moussaka was so unbelievably warming and tasty! I think my main take-a-way about The Jewish Cookbook is that the descriptions of the food and the ease of the recipes are so welcoming to people who love to cook but also might be intimidated. I definitely recommend this cookbook.
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Ben Tufts
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible resource, top notch, top to bottom
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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I bought this as anniversary gift for my girlfriend, and she just sat there dumbfounded, leafing through each page slowly, saying "This is so cool" over and over. It's so obvious that this book was painstakingly put together, thoroughly researched and edited. Was astounded to see all the background info on each recipe, it's organized so you can quickly see which recipes work for which dietary restrictions, and there are even a few fancy recipes thrown in for fun when you have more time and are feeling adventurous. The photos are great. Finally, it was SO heartwarming to see what great lengths Leah went to to include recipes from the farthest reaches of the Jewish diaspora. I'd give it ten stars if I could!
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m62442
4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, slightly disappointing execution
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021
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There is a lot of good about this cookbook. I love the short intro paragraphs to the recipes and how comprehensive it is. This is one of the only cookbooks I have not written by someone Israeli that includes hamentashen and rugelach recipes that are similar to my grandmother’s (ie yeast based). I also really appreciate that it is up to date—matzo crack and cholent are equally as Jewish! A number of recipes in here are recipes I make normally. (For example, it wasn’t until I received this cookbook that I learned that carrot ring is a Jewish food!) I turn to this cookbook before each Jewish holiday, and many other times throughout the year.

That being said, I’ve come to view it more as an encyclopedia than a useful cookbook. The font used in the cookbook is *very* small. And I’m only 29 (for one more month)! There is absolutely no way my grandmothers could read anything in here. I don’t think my parents could. I often rewrite the recipe on an index card before starting. On the same front, it would be helpful if the cookbook could lay flat open. The recipes could also be more clearly written. For example, the sesame seed cookie rings (of 354) says you need 3 eggs in the ingredients, but you only add two to the dough—the third is for an egg wash. The small text makes this hard to see. Something like “3 eggs (2 for dough, 1 for egg wash)” would be helpful. This is the same for the challah recipe (though I have my own recipe) and it departs from the norm for Jewish cookbooks with regard for egg washes. In the Passover Blintzes recipe, page 32, the ingredients list doesn’t include the 1 cup water you whisk the potato starch into, it is listed in the first paragraph. (same for passover noodles on of 226) This makes it hard to mis en place. I feel like everything that requires a measurement (even water) should be in the ingredients.

I won’t critique the recipes directly because everyone cooks differently. My family puts raisins in charoses and doesn’t put sugar in cinnamon raisin kugel and that doesn’t make us not Jewish or this cookbook wrong. However because this cookbook is equally a reference and a cookbook, I’ll note a few things:
- mandelbrot (pg 334) (and kamishbrot) are supposed to be made with oil, not butter. That is what keeps them soft and distinct from biscotti!
- I’ve never known anyone to actually make, culturally, black and whites. It would have been a good addition to note what foods are Jewish *deli* foods and what were traditionally made in the home.
- an explanation of how to swap in cottage cheese in blintzes and other cheese stuffed would be appropriate
- egg challah often uses potato water and saffron, neither of which are mentioned in the recipe.

I’ll also note a few recipes that would have been nice to be included:
- kamishbrot. Yes this is mandelbrot without almonds but with walnuts but it is a distinct food imo.
- at least one recipe for brisket for how it’s made by so many people (lipton’s soup mix, condensed tomato soup, etc.) or maybe a compilation of various versions. It’s a huge part of modern Jewish cuisine. These are referenced but not included, and they aren’t any less gourmet than matzo coffee…
- there seem to be a lack of recipes from southern California

Finally, and I’m being persnickety here, but the doro wat picture on page 275 is nauseating—the sauce looks like blood—and looks nothing like the doro wat my partner and I regularly make or the doro wat we regularly eat at Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants in DC. If I’m not the only one with this issue I encourage people who haven’t tried doro wat before to still try it!! It is my favorite chicken dish. In fact, it is the one dish that got me to try any form of meat again after almost 20 years!
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Poppies Eleven
5.0 out of 5 stars The one cookbook you'll ever need!
Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2021
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Such an amazing assembly of wonderful recipes in one place. It's a wonderful cookbook! A must have!
I feel like a gut kokhn itst!!
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LDB
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo!
Reviewed in Italy on March 22, 2022
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Preso per un regalo, ha avuto un grande successo.
Il libro è abbastanza voluminoso, in inglese, con tante ricette divise in sezioni, cenni di cultura e storia del cibo e della sua preparazione. Le sezioni non sono scontate, ce ne sono di dedicate alla colazione ma anche al pane, ai dumplings, alle insalate, ai vegetali. Ci sono anche tantissime immagini relative ai piatti preparati. Gli ingredienti della cucina ebraica sono molto simili a quelli della tradizione mediterranea, quindi non sarà troppo difficile seguire le ricette.
Lo consiglio agli appassionati di cucina, così come tutto il resto della collana Phaidon Cookbook, che ha volumi meravigliosi.
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Ora
5.0 out of 5 stars Eine Entdeckung
Reviewed in Germany on September 4, 2021
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Jüdische Kultur kulinarisch dargestellt, schön zu lesen und zu kochen. Unbedingt empfehlenswert!
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Good variety.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2021
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Good variety of vegetarian and meat-based recipes. Being a pescatarian I was a little hesitant but these worries were unfounded. This book is truly excellent, covering many Jewish traditions. I cannot recommend it enough. Try the Lemon Drizzle Cake!!
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lorenzo
5.0 out of 5 stars Meraviglioso
Reviewed in Italy on July 6, 2021
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Questo libro tratta tutta la vasta gamma della cucina ebraica : sefardita, ashkenazita, mizhrah e quella israeliana moderna. Avrei messo un apparato fotografico maggiore. Gli ingredienti sono facilmente reperibili
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