Flavors of the Diaspora: Garlic & Vegetables Resource Sheet
Here is an example of a resource sheet I send to students after each class. These sheets typically consist of a series of links to books, websites, articles, and more that relate to the content of that particular class, so students can continue exploring and learning. Note that I list relevant and accurate content from a wide variety of sources, regardless of the political leanings of the writers or organizations. Enjoy.
It’s in the title - Garlic and onions: Their cancer prevention properties,
National Library of Health
Nice breakdown of the differences between Allium species commonly used in cooking
Recipe for gomen (collards with garlic and ginger) by Beejhy Barhany
Leah Koenig’s recipe for zucchini marinated in garlic, based on the Jewish Roman recipe, conchia
Kosher recipe for wild garlic soup
Research from the NIH about garlic and lung cancer
Joan Nathan in a video about how to make a Cuban-Jewish recipe, guava mandelbrot
Kashrut of amaranth and quinoa (at the time that article was written there weren’t sources of amaranth with a hecksher, but I found several online recently).
Dori Midnight’s fascinating drash on garlic
The NIH on onions. They explain that red onions have greater medicinal value and the best stuff is in the outer layers.
The Jewish Kitchen has a recipe for cucumber salad with dill and onion
The Forward’s spiel about garlic as well as a confit recipe
Tori Avey’s take on Toum - the Middle Eastern garlic dip
The larger context of the image I showed of a antisemitic bisque statue
Faith Kramer, a Bay Area based Jewish food writer I enjoy, gives us 3 garlic recipes and garlic history
An encouragement to join us at the Jewish Herbalist Network (a small group sponsored by the Jewish Farmer Network) where we meet roughly monthly to teach and learn among ourselves.
A recent example of an exchange on the Network started with a UK based member asking on our Google group if anyone knew anything about Jews and wild garlic. The wonderful herbalist who wrote The Jewish Book of Flowers, Naomi Spector, responded with a story from the Kav Ha-Yashar (an ethical-kabbalistic collection of stories, moral guidance, and customs from 1600s) by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover about wild garlic. She also quotes Deatra Cohen, another Jewish Herbalist Network member, who responded with more details. Note that the link to Deatra both showcases her - and her wonderful husband Adam’s - first book, Ashkenazi Herbalism and also their exciting follow-up book Woven Roots.