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The Second Night: A Tunisian Seder Plate

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For the second night of Passover we went to a Tunisian Seder at Jennifer and Philippe’s on the Upper West Side. The beautiful Tunisian Seder plate  included a Tunisian style haroset (upper left portion of plate) that I made myself of apples, dates, almonds, toasted sesame seeds, and rosewater. The final paste I formed into small balls, then rolled in finely ground rose petals.

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Jennifer carried the Seder plate around the table while circling each person’s head — a common Sephardic and Middle Eastern Seder custom. This ritual signifies good luck for the year to come, but more importantly connects each guest present to the story of the Exodus from Egypt.

 

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Charoset
Haroset
Passover
rose petals
rosewater
Seder
Tunisian

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on The Second Night: A Tunisian Seder Plate.
  1. animalizard
    May 12, 2014 @ 6:10 am
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    Jennifer this is so interesting! Well as a Tunisian woman I see some differences that have been adopted by second generation migrants in the seder plate- rosepetals we don’t use for rolling!- but it’s nice to know some traditions are kept. I am fascinated by your book so think I will buy it for my mother, she always said Syrian men turned down Tunisian woman for a shidduch on a basis of couscous, so I think this will be an amusing reminder for her!

  2. Jennifer Abadi
    May 12, 2014 @ 8:35 am
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    Thank you for signing up! Yes, there are always things that change with every generation, but then again there are also slight differences (I have found) within each community according to each family. Did your mother put rose petals or even rosewater into her charoset? I am curious about how she and/or her mother made it. As far as the Syrian men, they probably were not as familiar with couscous as this is more of a Northwest African food (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia). Bulgur wheat was much more their thin (and Kibbeh Nabiseeyeh was one of those prized dishes they used to “judge”.)

  3. animalizard
    May 12, 2014 @ 4:42 pm
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    My Djerbanese savta would make it even with orange blossom water- I’m not so sure about rosewater. She was very influenced by Moroccan cuisine as she was sephardic in a broader sense- anything from couscous to spiced fish! But orange blossom featured a lot, whenever I smell it I think of her..

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Just because Passover is over doesn’t mean that Just because Passover is over doesn’t mean that we have stopped celebrating! In North African Jewish communities special breads are prepared to mark the end of the 8-day bread “fast” during a festival called Mimouna. 

Here is an example of a Libyan yeast bread with olive oil and fennel seeds called La Mimuna (like the name of the holiday itself). The hard boiled egg in the center represents fertility, the cycle of life, and new beginnings. The breads are reminiscent of special braided breads prepared for Easter by neighboring Christian communities. 
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What we all look forward to: matzah brei for break What we all look forward to: matzah brei for breakfast! Need to buy more eggs…
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The best crafts are ones you can eat later.
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Open-faced Hillel sandwich. . . “Too Good To Pa Open-faced Hillel sandwich. 
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Passover 5783 has arrived. . “Too Good To Passo Passover 5783 has arrived.
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Matzah farfola? Kosher for Passover granola. “ Matzah farfola? Kosher for Passover granola. 

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Macaroons made ahead and frozen for Passover! Fr Macaroons made ahead and frozen for Passover! 

From “Too Good To Passover” cookbook:

Syrian pistachio macaroons with orange blossom water (page 396)

Italian almond-pignoli macaroons (page 616)

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Vicki still has her great-grandmother Vida’s ori Vicki still has her great-grandmother Vida’s original burmelos pan from Monastir (today the city of Bitola) in the Republic of Macedonia. Her great-grandmother was Greek from Salonika (now Thessaloniki) but moved to Monastir to marry Vicki’s great-grandfather and join the Ladino-speaking Sephardic community. At the time the city was a part of the Ottoman Empire.

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Link in bio to my new website for upcoming Passover prep lessons and to purchase my cookbook.

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