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Creation Story Of Judith

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Dairy foods were not popular until the middle ages when the story of Judith emerged. Judith was a beautiful woman who saved her village from the Babylonians when their army was besieging the village. Judith took it upon herself and bravely charmed her way into the enemy camp with a basket of wine and cheese which she presented to the General. He ate and because the salty cheese made him thirsty he drank more wine which was what Judith had hoped for. Once drunk Judith beheaded the General and returned to her village with his head in a basket. The Babylonians then left and so it became traditional from then onwards to eat dairy in honour of her bravery.
Jewish people do not eat milk nor meat together as the Torah tells them not to. They …show more content…

They use lots of spices like cumin, cinnamon and coriander. They cook chickpeas, lentils, rice and like to flavour with garlic, lemon and herbs. They prefer lamb often cooked in a rich wine and tomato sauce. They use a lot of olive oil on their food and salads. They enjoy pita bread, and tahini spreads like we eat at home. For deserts they make use of honey, nuts and filo pastry.
Although chicken, lamb and short ribs are often eaten, braised brisket remains a firm favourite. It is a traditional meat as not only is it tasty but it is cheap and as most families from eastern Europe as well as Jewish families living in America were generally poor and therefore like most poorer communities they could not afford the more tender cuts of meat.. Brisket could not only be slow cooked but absorbed flavour really well, and by adding red wine, onions, spices and carrots, the result was a tasty tender meat that could feed the family well.
There are no traditional vegetables although carrots and celery are often added to meat dishes. Sweet carrots glazed with honey are popular and the Jews from Israel often stew carrots, prunes and sweet potatoes with honey. Firm favourites would be eggplant, cabbage salad, cucumber and tomato salad, beetroot, chilli including tahini sauce which they place in pita bread along with falafel (chick pea balls that are

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