Jewish American Food Culture

by Jonathan Deutsch and Rachel D. Saks

Book Overview

Many Jewish foods are beloved in American culture. Everyone eats bagels, and the delicatessen is ubiquitous from Midtown Manhattan to Los Angeles. Jewish American Food Culture offers readers an in-depth look at the well-known and unfamiliar Jewish dishes and the practices and culture of a diverse group. This is the source to find out what parve on packaging means, the symbolism of particular foods that are essential to holiday celebrations, what...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313343195
• ISBN13: 9780313343193
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"