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Jewish Food Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish foods and their history?

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In Jewish life, food takes on all sorts of roles — traditional, social and spiritual. Jewish cuisine evolved over centuries, in dialogue with local cultures and conditions. How much do you know about Jewish foods and their history?

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Question 1 of 10
What dish is also known as "Jewish Penicillin"?
Question 2 of 10
What product is popularly used in Moroccan cooking?
Question 3 of 10
True of False: Most shtetl Jews had private cooking facilities.
Question 4 of 10
How was the term "fressfroemingkeit," or "culinary Jew," used in the 19th century?
Question 5 of 10
Which culture did NOT contribute to the formulation of Tunisian cuisine?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Traditionally, every Jewish lifecycle ritual is infused with a seudah, or a ritual celebratory meal.
Question 7 of 10
Chicken fat, formerly a staple of Ashkenazic cuisine, is also known as
Question 8 of 10
Which influence is most apparent in the foods of Yemen and Ethiopia?
Question 9 of 10
Leeks and fennel
Question 10 of 10
Truth or False: Polish Jewish food tends to be sweeter than Russian Jewish food, which tends to have pepper as a main spice.
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