Jewish food traditions
Sabbath dishes, the Passover Seder and the food of the festivals.
Foie grasMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreFattened duck or goose liver, a French delicacy served whole or as a spread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AshureVeganAşure
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSweet porridge of grains, dried fruits and nuts shared for festivals and remembrance
Sweet or dessert
Avgolemonoαυγολέμονο
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 moreGreek soup or sauce thickened with egg and lemon
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Gefilte fishFish or seafood
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 morePoached patties of seasoned fish, often topped with carrot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pickled herringFish or seafood
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 5 moreHerring preserved in salt and vinegar, eaten across Northern and Eastern Europe
Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch
CharosetVegan
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreA sweet fruit and nut paste for the Passover table
Sweet or dessert
BsisaVeganبسيسة
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreRoasted grain powder from North Africa, mixed as a paste or drink
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bsisa: Kamelgazzah, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Foie gras: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Avgolemono: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ashure: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gefilte fish: Olaf.herfurth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pickled herring: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Charoset: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source