That results in a Jewish dish known as kasha varnishkes.
At a recent meal, two of four diners selected light contemporary fare and the other two opted for heavier, conventional Jewish dishes.
Syrian Jewish dishes differ in very specific ways from other Syrian cuisines.
Only on religious and ceremonial occasions did they cook special Jewish dishes.
Flanken is a traditional Eastern European Jewish dish, and the origin of that name for short ribs cut across the bone.
The survivors also talk about the Jewish dishes they enjoyed in their Eastern European homes.
A learned rabbi once told me that, aside from gefilte fish, chopped liver was the only distinctly Jewish dish.
Kugel is a traditional Jewish baked dish.
Egg-lemon sauce may originally be a Sephardic Jewish dish.
Rita was meticulous in keeping a kosher house and enjoyed making the special Jewish dishes, including gefilte fish.