Guten Gefilte! Jewish Delicacies Beguile the German Capital
BERLIN — Beige, boiled and usually packed in a gelatinous goo, gefilte fish is not the sort of dish that typically excites foodies.
But the plump pink terrine prepared by the New York chef Jeffrey Yoskowitz for Nosh Berlin, a weeklong food festival celebrating Jewish cuisine, was baked fresh and gluten-free.
“Gefilte fish can be sexy,” Mr. Yoskowitz assured the 150 people who gathered in late March in Kreuzberg, in the western part of Berlin, to taste some of the delicacies that had all but disappeared from the city’s shops and restaurants after World War II.
In the past decade, thousands of young Jews from North America, Israel and former Communist states in Eastern Europe have emigrated to Berlin, lured by affordable rents, a growing technology scene and vibrant night life. They brought with them a taste for the sweet and savory dishes that had crowded their families’ dining tables at home.
Faina Shikher, a 22-year-old Moscow transplant, marveled at Mr. Yoskowitz’s chic presentation of gefilte fish, which is not an actual fish but typically a ground mélange of whitefish, carp and pike.'>>>
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