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Shared Tables: How Chinese Food Became a Jewish American Tradition

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The alliance between Jewish and Chinese foodways traces to the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the dawn of the 20th century. At a time when much of immigrant New York maintained cultural enclaves — Italians ate at Italian restaurants, Germans at German ones, Jews at kosher delis — Chinese restaurants distinguished themselves by welcoming outsiders, Jews included. The story of American Chinese food — especially as it intersects with Jewish experience — is about more than what’s on the plate. It’s about migration and adaptation, about forging friendships across boundaries, and about finding joy and kinship where you least expect it: across a table filled with chopsticks, challah, and the communal language of food.​

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[REVIEW] “O Mandarin” Hicksville, NY

O Mandarin, Hicksville, NY

O Mandarin, in Hicksville, NY, opened a year and a half ago. We dined there a year ago. And now we are prepared to tell you the story of their magnificent Chinese restaurant. They have a sister restaurant, by the same name, in Hartsdale, NY, which has been packing in dining patrons for years. From all of the wood, and some of the Chefs and Wait Staff, that were imported from China, no expense was spared in its construction nor in it's food. Click below to read what took us a year to publish. It was worth the wait!

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Recipe for Chinese Latkes

chinese-latkes

Chanukah and Christmas start this year on almost the exact same date! What's a Jew to do? Chinese? Jewish food? How about BOTH! Check out this fusion recipe for Chinese Latkes!! Please send us any other Fusion (Jewish Food and Chinese Food) recipes and we would be glad to publish them... give YOU credit, of course, and give you links back to your website and/or blog!

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The Chinese American Experience

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Chinese American Great Food / Great Location What would the landscape of America look like if there weren’t a CVS, Walgreen’s, McDonald’s, or Chinese restaurant seemingly on every corner?  Throw in some immigrating Jews, and it’s all about supply and demand.  The perfect marriage of Chinese, American, and Jews, come all together to make the perfect union and market for ...

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