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An Epic Jewish Grill Platter

JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Koenig introduces a delicious Jewish grill platter that infuses traditional American barbecue with diverse Jewish grilling traditions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CuisineSummer RecipesCultural TraditionsMiddle Eastern CuisineVegetablesBarbecuePargiyotGrillingBeef SalamiKarnatzlach

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"My moms chicken dinner feels distinctly American to mea defining cornerstone of my culinary identity as a child of the Chicago suburbs."
New York City, New York, United States
"When Germans (both Jewish and not) immigrated to New York City in the middle-to-late-19th century, they brought their love of sausage with them."
Queens, New York, United States
"Shashlik I first tried this Central Asian kebab variation at a Bukharian-Jewish restaurant in Queens."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Versht (Beef Salami) Toronto-based chef Anthony Rose first introduced me to the term versht, which is simply Yiddish for cured sausage."
Coney Island, New York, United States
"In 1916, a Polish Jewish immigrant named Nathan Handwerker started selling hot dogs at Coney Island."
Romania
"From Romanias garlicky ground beef sausages and Georgian onion-scented lamb kebabs to good old-fashioned hot dogs, theres something for everyone in the Jewish grilling cannon."
Georgia
"From Romanias garlicky ground beef sausages and Georgian onion-scented lamb kebabs to good old-fashioned hot dogs, theres something for everyone in the Jewish grilling cannon."

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