International Kosher Cookbook

A collection of gourmet kosher recipes shows cooks how to adapt exciting nontraditional recipes--from French to Thai foods--to kosher requirements, and includes a section on traditional holiday dishes

Thai, Italian, Mexican, and French food show up along with Middle Eastern and Eastern European in this collection of recipes from more than 16 countries--some of them from Jewish communities, others kosher without trying, and still others adapted (e.g., veal instead of pork chops with Alsatian mustard sauce and noodles; ground turkey instead of pork in Chinese stuffed mushrooms) by the chef-teachers at N.Y.C.'s 92nd Street Y Kosher Cooking School. Besides the country-by-country arrangement of menus made up of typical ethnic dishes (Caribbean black beans and rice; an Indian basmati pulao) there are ``Celebration'' menus for a Mediterranean buffet and an English tea, as well as for the different Jewish holidays. For cooks without a lot of training or ambition, an attractive, varied, broadening, and handy collection. (Photographs.) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

New York City's 92nd Street YM-YWHA is a well-known Jewish cultural and intellectual center; now teachers and guest chefs at the Cooking School offer menus, recipes, and background on the cuisines of more than 15 countries, from Mexico to Japan and Thailand. Both traditional Jewish specialties and kosher dishes developed from cuisines without an established Jewish tradition are included; there are also sections on the kosher kitchen and kosher wine, along with special celebration and holiday menus. Faye Levy's International Jewish Cookbook ( LJ 11/15/91) has more recipes but does not deal with Latin America or with many Asian countries. For most collections.
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