Andras Koerner > Quotes

“…it was the influence of Jewish cuisine that made the artichokes popular in Italy around the end of the sixteenth century―before that time Italian Gentiles had not eaten them and derisively called them a “Jewish vegetable…”
― Andras Koerner, Early Jewish cookbooks: Essays on the History of Hungarian Jewish Gastronomy

“The preparation and consumption of dishes, as well as the customs and rituals connected to them, play a central role in all cultures. They do not merely satisfy a biological need but are essential elements in the identities of social groups, since their traditions are to a large degree related to them.”
― Andras Koerner, Early Jewish cookbooks: Essays on the History of Hungarian Jewish Gastronomy