The Jewish Palate: A Yemenite delicacy

31.01.2011                     26.Shevat, 5771

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The Jewish Palate: A Yemenite delicacy

Chef Dennis Wasko explores the culinary tradition of the ancient Jews of Yemen and introduces a simple, rustic yet delicious stew: Chouia.

The history of the Yemenite Jews is as illustrious as it is tragic.  Yemen was once a place where Jewish religion and culture flourished.  Jews were welcomed into Yemen and many of the native population converted to Judaism.  In the 5th century CE the ruler of Yemen converted to Judaism thus turning Yemen into a Jewish Kingdom.  Jewish prosperity continued until 525 CE when the Jewish kingdom was overthrown by Christian Ethiopians.  The rise of Islam in the 7th century changed the face of Jewish Yemenite culture, as the Jews were relegated to 2nd class citizenship….