A Sephardic Taste of History, (online)

A Sephardic Taste of History: How "Sephardi" and "Jews, Food, and Spain" Reflect the Culinary Heritage of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora 

February 12, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

TALK DESCRIPTION Dr. Piñer’s talk explores the Jewish cuisine that originated and developed in Spain. It is a scholarly exploration of Sephardi cuisine that touches on the origins of recipes and their cultural importance as well as on their apparent disappearance as a result of religious persecution. It reveals links to antisemitism throughout history. Her research is the result of a doctoral thesis on medieval history. Steeped in the history of the Sephardic Jews and their Diaspora, she has also assembled over fifty culturally significant recipes collected from diverse sources such as medieval cookbooks and Inquisition trials from the thirteenth century onwards that were written in several languages. The academic book "Jews, Food and Spain" presents a deep investigation mostly based on the oldest medieval Spanish cookbook that contains explicitly Jewish recipes. Her cookbook "Sephardi"  offers an easier way to understand the culinary heritage of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora through chosen recipes mentioned in different kinds of sources.

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