Cholent: The Most Jewish Food on Earth
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A thousand-flavor Shabbat stew traces Jewish migrations, changing ingredients and names across the Diaspora for 1,700 years.
It sounds insane. Why would anyone deliberately leave a pot cooking for fifteen hours straight? But that’s what Jewish people worldwide have done for more than 1,700 years.
In this richly-researched book, Jewish food scholar Joel Haber explains the reasons for this practice, digging into how one special food—“the Shabbat stew”— has changed as Jews have migrated. Despite...
It sounds insane. Why would anyone deliberately leave a pot cooking for fifteen hours straight? But that’s what Jewish people worldwide have done for more than 1,700 years.
In this richly-researched book, Jewish food scholar Joel Haber explains the reasons for this practice, digging into how one special food—“the Shabbat stew”— has changed as Jews have migrated. Despite...






















