Enco i don’t eat meat any longer. But i do miss Jewish deli. Corned beef, brisket, tongue sandwiches on rye bread. Yum! As to whether Jews follow dietary laws? Only the nuts do. Or the ones who are keeping the peace/perpetuating Jewish culture. Dairy and meat? Who cares? Squid for a Yid? Put on the lid.

I think we all enjoy trying different…[Read more]

Jake,

Of course, a lot of things that pass as Jewish nowadays would be phooey-ed and hand-waved by the Ultra-Orthodox.

Like a Corned Beef and Swiss sandwich, mixing meat and milk? With German Sauerkraut and Russian Dressing? Toasted in a deli on a Saturday Afternoon? 🥩🥛🇩🇪 🇷🇺

Or the whole thing with Jews and Chinese cuisine. Would that…[Read more]

Enco, ya ever hear or read the Jewish/Goyish schtick? Ya know, questions asking to identify which item is Jewish and which is non. Black Cherry soda? Jewish Crackers and cheese? goyish. Tits? goyish Titties? Jewish.

So raisin/cinnamon is goyish. Not that there is anything wrong with that. There is a transformation from the purity of a real Jewish…[Read more]

Reg,

Here’s hoping you and your friends stayed safe in the midst of the riots in Dublin. Instead of destroying their own streets and stores, Irish need to direct their anger at Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and his Government. They are delusional elites who restrict how Irish citizens protect themselves, who want to restrict freedom of expression…[Read more]

Jake,

Do not malign or assign anything negative to poppy seed bagels. My faves. Got nothing bad to say about onion or everything. Even raisin and cinammon with its degradation of the bagel blood has its place although it ought not be allowed in the sanhedrin.

Not knocking poppy seed or everything bagels categorically, just saying that temporary…[Read more]

Sunni and Shia & onomatopoeia. The bagelic circle of life.

i have heard about that peculiar water in NY city. I have it from good sources in my best Washington Irving that the water used to make those apex bagels is drawn from the piscatorial and pristine waters of the East river. Additionally, the proximity to the Catskills is in part a cause…[Read more]

Jake,

I might add to your rules to avoid poppy seed or everything bagels with poppy seeds if you’re taking a drug test for a new job. They can trigger a false positive on the test. Other than that, all bagels are wonderful.

You are correct about the relationship between Chinese and Jews. Chang Kai-shek took in Jewish refugees in Nationalist…[Read more]