The bread has been considered to be the most elementary of foods for over centuries. Baking has always been a big thing for humans. The way of making bread varies from culture to culture. As the man started to migrate, the cooking and baking changed forever. Each kitchen has its own specific taste which differentiates it from the others.
Although the Jewish people have traveled a lot, the Jewish kitchen has not changed much. Probably, this is because of the segregate nature of the Jewish nation.
In today's post, Mr. Zomick's, the owner of the Inwoood-based Zomick's bakery, will share with us what is the Zomick's Challah Bread, how is prepared and when it can be consumed.
According to Mr. Zomick's, the Challah bread is eaten by the religious Jewish people at the eve of Friday. The religious Jews are not allowed to cook on Saturday’s (Shabbat), also they cannot even light a fire or do any kind of work. Due to that Jewish law, all the food for the traditional family dinner at the evening of Friday has to be prepared in advance.
Many different traditions, dictate different strategies for the preparation of the Challah bread. According to some, it is preferably the mixture of the flour and the ingredients to be started early on Friday morning. According to others, it is preferably to prepare the whole thing on Thursday lunch, following the old saying that the Challah is at its prime once it has aged for two whole days.
The different ways of cooking does not have a big effect on the real basics of the Challah making. There are just little changes that create diversity in food from one place to another. Everyone sticks to his personal way of cooking and there is no need one to adopt other ones way, simply because it is not his way. The Zomick's bakery follows the most traditional way when it comes to preparing the Zomick's Challah.
The procedure of making Kosher food is a very complicated task. The same applies to Kosher baking. There are a lot of rules to be followed. Some of them does not allow different kind of foods to me mixed and some are more spiritualistic and social like making sure that a portion of the flour has been deducted for the poor and needy.
Once you give it a go, Kosher baking will not seem like a difficult task anymore. You will not notice any difference, except if you are using an animal fat. The whole process will seem like a normal baking to you, except that the baker like to sing some Hasidic songs while he is working.
Bakers from the Zomick’s bakery recommend you to try some Jewish cooking. It will certainly make a change in your dinner. If you decide to make a Challah, try and serve it on a family dinner on the evening of Friday. After all it is meant to be enjoyed with the whole family around the table, in the spirit of love and peace. |
