I can't imagine giving only 1 or 2 stars - that would mean that I either picked a recipe that I should have known wouldn't suit my taste, or that I really messed up while making the recipe. Ingredients 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 4 large leeks, sliced 4 ribs celery, cut in thirds 4 large cloves garlic, peeled 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley.

Gefilte fish is usually served cold or at room temperature. Defrost them in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours or overnight. To freeze, wrap individual fish balls in plastic wrap and store them in an airtight container. Yum!Īfter some trial and error with rating recipes for various contests and tag games, I think I will from now on stick to the definitions provided by Zaar:ģ stars means I liked it! I might have had to make some adjustments, though.Ĥ stars means I LOVED it! Almost no adjusting was necessary.ĥ stars means one of the most outstanding things I have ever tasted! Stands, as is, as a fabulous dish. Refrigerate the gefilte fish in an airtight container within 2 hours and consume within 3 days. I have relatives with a local organic farm, so I use their produce as much as possible.

Cooking and baking bring me joy, and I love to see my kids eat healthy homemade foods. Popular on Shabbat and Jewish holidays such as Passover, it may be consumed. I am trying to find the ever-elusive balance between career-track and mommy-track. It is traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish households. Just a conjecture.I am a busy mom of small children by day, and I work part-time as a doctor at night. Our Passover recipes include traditional and modern takes on Jewish holiday dishes like matzo ball soup, brisket, gefilte fish, and crisp salads that are suited to the traditional Passover meal, the Seder. If you're right that there's a tradition of eating gefilte fish on Passover, then I conjecture that it may stem from having older fish on Passover, bought before the week-long holiday began, which would last longer fresh if turned into gefilte fish than if eaten whole (or people may have thought so, or at least the added ingredients would mask the bad flavor of fish that's going bad). Smoked Fish Smoked Fish On the Side Salads Smoked Fish Gifts & Collections Zabars Caviar Caviar Accoutrements Foie Gras / Pates. There is more room for leniency under some circumstances (as also described there) if the fish was bought before Passover began. This can sometimes render the fish non-kosher for Passover (as bread and whiskey are). Taame Haminhagim, footnote 7 to paragraph 478, who discusses this issue though he doesn't mention not eating fish at all).

The reason people don't eat fish on Passover is that, in Europe, fish were kept alive by putting whiskey-soaked bread in their mouths (see e.g.

The tradition is a new one, caused by the supply-side consideration in the previous bullet point and/or by people's generally feeling more traditional (wanting to return to their gustatory roots) at Passover. Teriyaki Salmon Travel Meal - Mashed Potatoes & Grilled Mushrooms.

You may have been influenced in your thinking by the fact the supermarkets carry a greater variety and quantity of Jewish-style foods on and before Passover, including gefilte fish, and therefore you're associating it with Passover. Aviglatt, the leading website for kosher beef, kosher veal, kosher fish, kosher sushi, kosher cheese, kosher yogurt, kosher bakery, kosher cookies, kosher pasta. I can think of three possible answers to your question, then. Indeed, many Jews won't eat any fish - gefilte or other - on Passover. I've never heard of a practice of eating it specifically on Passover. Many Jews eat gefilte fish weekly or even more often many never eat it at all. I've been around practicing Jews, including gefilte fish eaters, all my life, and have never heard of such a tradition.

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