From Kashrut to Cucina Ebraica: The Recasting of Italian Jewish Foodways
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Journal of American Folklore
Volume
107
Publication Date
1994
First Page
268
Last Page
281
Abstract
Italian Jewish cookbooks published in Italy from the 1930s to the 1980s frame recipes in two major ways: (1) within "traditional menus" for each festival of the Jewish annual cycle and (2) within the classic structure of the Italian meal. These simultaneously evoked frameworks provide a model of identity for Italian Jews, prescribing the integration of Jewish tradition with Italian and class aspiration.
Recommended Citation
“From Kashrut to Cucina Ebraica: The Recasting of Italian Jewish Foodways.” Journal of American Folklore 107 (1994): 268-281