Azam Ali - El Rey de Francia - Portals of Grace 2002

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#Sephardic
#13thCentury

"Hélène Jawhara Piñer understands that at first mention, a #cookbook about #matzah and flour might not grab the imagination. After all, she said, matzah has a long-held reputation as the “squared, crunchy, untasty” food we eat on #Passover.

But Piñer is an academic who has studied medieval #Jewish #food culture in #Spain and #France, and she accepted the challenge of winning over matzah skeptics by writing a #historical cookbook about it.

“Most people don’t know how matzah can be so exciting,” she said.

“Matzah and Flour: #Recipes from the #History of #Sephardic #Jews”

https://jweekly.com/2025/02/21/sephardic-culinary-historian-seeks-to-win-over-matzah-skeptics/