But what fish is/are used for this dish? The article wonderfully expands the use of fish in Judaic cuisine, where the much more familiar is "gefilte fish" (Yiddish, from German "gefüllter Fisch"), boiled balls of ground fresh-water carp.
Personally I love spicy food but I won't try this fish dish because I very much dislike tomato sauce.
looks tasty!! In general Lybian jewish food is one of my favorite. Thanks for sharing the link to this Youtube channel. I am going to try some of those!!
"He used no salt in the meal that followed, in deference to the holiday’s traditional wish for sweetness in the year to come."
I have never heard of this custom. The wish for sweetness in the coming year is standard, and honey cakes abound during this season. But not salting food will not make the food sweet, as most of us know. The recipe for this particular dish contains quite a bit of hot pepper, so it's probably not sweet in any way. I wish Ms. Nathan had included more information about this omission of salt. Is it a Libyan Jewish custom? Or is it particular to that person and his family?
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@CHN
In fact, it's not about making it sweet by not using salt; it's to remind us that this is a happy time, so no salt is the equivalent of no tears, no crying, no sadness.
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