“We’ve been finding that so many people out there … besides our own interest, have been creating food blogs and reviving their Arab Jewish history through food,” Regine told the Journal. How can you be both?’”– Nathalie Basha“When we speak about Jewishness and Jewish food, at least here in the U.S., we automatically go to Ashkenazi Jewish,” Nathalie told the Journal. Regine and Nathalie remember the open houses “Aunt Daisy,” a family friend from the Iraqi Jewish community, would host every Saturday. “Basically, it would just be a smorgasbord of food,” Nathalie said. “Getting this information out there is like inviting everybody else into this really colorful, beautiful world of Arabic Jewish food,” Nathalie said.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 13, 2023 21:57 UTC