Jewish food traditions
Sabbath dishes, the Passover Seder and the food of the festivals.
Dabo koloVegetarianዳቦ ቆሎ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreSmall spiced fried dough pieces served as a snack in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Street food, Snacks
Börek
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreFlaky pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Bagel
🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreRing-shaped bread roll, boiled then baked for a dense, chewy texture
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Potato pancakeVegetarian
🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 moreShallow-fried pancakes made from grated or mashed potato, common across Europe
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PuriVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreUnleavened wheat flatbread, deep-fried until puffed and golden
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Latke
🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreCrispy potato fritters enjoyed during Hanukkah in Jewish homes
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Zalabiyehزلابية
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreA deep-fried fritter made from batter, found across the Middle East and beyond
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Bourekasבורקס
🇮🇱 IsraelBaked turnovers with savory or sweet fillings, popular in Israel and Sephardic Jewish cooking
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dabo kolo: Jongenelen, R.G.L., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bagel: Evan-Amos, Public domain, source
- Börek: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Potato pancake: Photo made by Daniel Spils and uploaded to flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Latke: Mark Mitchell, CC BY 2.0, source
- Zalabiyeh: Sankeerth, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bourekas: Shlomif at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source