Succoth
During the harvest and pilgrimage festival of Succoth (Judaism's Feast of Tabernacles), Jews eat in temporary huts like the ancient Israelites did in the desert after the Exodus. Given the colorful surroundings of each booth (succah) and the harvest theme, Succoth recipes include lots of fruits and vegetables. Stuffed vegetables, symbolic of a bountiful harvest, are traditionally served.
Succoth Menu and Recipes
Succoth is Judaism's Feast of Tabernacles. Special Succoth food customs have developed over the centuries. Enjoy these traditional Ashkenazic Succoth holiday menus and recipes.
Succoth is Judaism's Feast of Tabernacles. Special Succoth food customs have developed over the centuries. Enjoy these traditional Ashkenazic Succoth holiday menus and recipes.
What is an Etrog?
Learn about the etrog, one of the Four Species used in a waving ritual during the Jewish holiday of Succoth, and find etrog recipes.
Learn about the etrog, one of the Four Species used in a waving ritual during the Jewish holiday of Succoth, and find etrog recipes.
How To Make Challah
Making challah is not as difficult as its final braided shape makes it appear to be. And any effort that is invested in making challah is well worth the result! The smell and taste of freshly baked challah can turn a house into a home.
Making challah is not as difficult as its final braided shape makes it appear to be. And any effort that is invested in making challah is well worth the result! The smell and taste of freshly baked challah can turn a house into a home.
Classic Gefilte Fish (Pareve)
At the time of the Mishna (200 CE), rabbis deemed it meritorious to eat fish on the Sabbath. Due to the plethora of rivers in Europe, Ashkenazi Jews tended to cook with freshwater fish. Eastern European Jews would make a mixture of chopped fish, stuff it back into the skin of the fish, and boil it. The word gefilte means stuffed in Yiddish.
At the time of the Mishna (200 CE), rabbis deemed it meritorious to eat fish on the Sabbath. Due to the plethora of rivers in Europe, Ashkenazi Jews tended to cook with freshwater fish. Eastern European Jews would make a mixture of chopped fish, stuff it back into the skin of the fish, and boil it. The word gefilte means stuffed in Yiddish.
Simple Pumpkin Soup (Parve)
My eight-year-old son brought this recipe home from school one day. I don’t know its source. We tried it together and were amazed at how easy it was to make and how delicious it tasted.
My eight-year-old son brought this recipe home from school one day. I don’t know its source. We tried it together and were amazed at how easy it was to make and how delicious it tasted.
Pureed Butternut Squash Soup (Parve)
Word of Mouth, a Cleveland-based kosher catering company, contributed this recipe for Pureed Butternut Squash Soup.
Word of Mouth, a Cleveland-based kosher catering company, contributed this recipe for Pureed Butternut Squash Soup.
Sweet and Sour Tongue (Meat)
Susan Portman is a very talented artist who also knows how to cook artfully. She highly recommends her mother's Sweet and Sour Tongue recipe. Susan likes to serve this tender and tasty kosher meat dish for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Susan Portman is a very talented artist who also knows how to cook artfully. She highly recommends her mother's Sweet and Sour Tongue recipe. Susan likes to serve this tender and tasty kosher meat dish for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Meat Stuffed Peppers (Meat)
Stuffed foods are typically served for Sukkot. I find stuffing peppers much easier than stuffing cabbage leaves.
Stuffed foods are typically served for Sukkot. I find stuffing peppers much easier than stuffing cabbage leaves.
Apple Glazed BBQ Chicken (Meat)
Chavi Feldman of Chashmonaim, Israel contributed this Apple Glazed BBQ Chicken recipe for the autum Rosh Hashanah holiday. This chicken recipe uses apples which are both a symbol of the Jewish New Year and reflective of the season of the year.
Chavi Feldman of Chashmonaim, Israel contributed this Apple Glazed BBQ Chicken recipe for the autum Rosh Hashanah holiday. This chicken recipe uses apples which are both a symbol of the Jewish New Year and reflective of the season of the year.
Chicken Pot Pie (Meat)
Chicken pot pie is a great way to use chicken left-over from making soup.
Chicken pot pie is a great way to use chicken left-over from making soup.
Tsimmis with Brisket (Meat)
Leah Perez posted this perfect Succoth recipe on the jewish-food.org site for all to enjoy on the holiday. This traditional Jewish holiday dish consists primarily of meat, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions and honey. I add pitted prunes also. Thank you Leah!
Leah Perez posted this perfect Succoth recipe on the jewish-food.org site for all to enjoy on the holiday. This traditional Jewish holiday dish consists primarily of meat, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions and honey. I add pitted prunes also. Thank you Leah!
Kreplach (Meat)
Kreplach are small squares of rolled pasta dough filled with ground beef or chicken and folded into triangles. They can be boiled and served in soup or fried and served as a side dish. Kreplach is traditionally served for Jewish holiday meals on Yom Kippur, Succoth, and Purim.
Kreplach are small squares of rolled pasta dough filled with ground beef or chicken and folded into triangles. They can be boiled and served in soup or fried and served as a side dish. Kreplach is traditionally served for Jewish holiday meals on Yom Kippur, Succoth, and Purim.
Potato Kugel (Parve)
Potato Kugel, moist on the inside and crispy on the outside, is a staple of Eastern European Jewish cooking. While there are many variations of potato kugel (which add carrots, zucchini, garlic...), this Basic Potato Kugel recipe is still my favorite.
Potato Kugel, moist on the inside and crispy on the outside, is a staple of Eastern European Jewish cooking. While there are many variations of potato kugel (which add carrots, zucchini, garlic...), this Basic Potato Kugel recipe is still my favorite.
Peacock Vegetables (Pareve)
This is one of those sure-fire success recipes from Our Customers' Favorites by Paula Weinstein and Julie Remer. I like to make these Peacock Vegetables whenever we invite guests over for a barbecue. I also like to make this for the Purim Feast (Seudat Purim). This refreshing dish can be served with meat and to a large crowd.
This is one of those sure-fire success recipes from Our Customers' Favorites by Paula Weinstein and Julie Remer. I like to make these Peacock Vegetables whenever we invite guests over for a barbecue. I also like to make this for the Purim Feast (Seudat Purim). This refreshing dish can be served with meat and to a large crowd.
Aish.com: Sukkot Recipes
Aish.com offers Sukkot recipes that celebrate the harvest. They include Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, Chinese Five-Spice Chicken, Garlic Spinach, and French Apple Tart.
Aish.com offers Sukkot recipes that celebrate the harvest. They include Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, Chinese Five-Spice Chicken, Garlic Spinach, and French Apple Tart.
Jewish-food.org: Sukkoth Recipes
Jewish-food.org has published online this wonderful collection of Sukkoth recipes. It includes Acorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice, Beef Stew in a Pumpkin, Couscous with Dried Fruit and Nuts, Etrog Jam, Honey Roasted Chicken with Fruit Stuffing, Stuffed Peppers, Harvest Festival Fruit Strudel and much more.
Jewish-food.org has published online this wonderful collection of Sukkoth recipes. It includes Acorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice, Beef Stew in a Pumpkin, Couscous with Dried Fruit and Nuts, Etrog Jam, Honey Roasted Chicken with Fruit Stuffing, Stuffed Peppers, Harvest Festival Fruit Strudel and much more.
Jewish Food Mailing List: Sukkot
The Jewish Food Mailing List has compiled Jewish food recipes from its active subscribers. The mailing list defines Jewish food as any food that is able to be prepared according to kashruth (Biblical dietary laws).
The Jewish Food Mailing List has compiled Jewish food recipes from its active subscribers. The mailing list defines Jewish food as any food that is able to be prepared according to kashruth (Biblical dietary laws).
OU.org: Crock Pot Recipes for Sukkot
Eileen Goltz, a professional chef and caterer, offers chicken and turkey recipes for the Succoth holiday that can be prepared in a crock pot.
Eileen Goltz, a professional chef and caterer, offers chicken and turkey recipes for the Succoth holiday that can be prepared in a crock pot.
Sandra Blank: Comfort food for Sukkah dinners
Sandra Blank, editor of Kosher Palette Cookbooks, shares her Succoth cooking secrets, including recipes for Sweet Potato Puree with Almond Streusel, Fall Starburst, Herbed Standing Rib Roast, and Warm Chocolate Souffles.
Sandra Blank, editor of Kosher Palette Cookbooks, shares her Succoth cooking secrets, including recipes for Sweet Potato Puree with Almond Streusel, Fall Starburst, Herbed Standing Rib Roast, and Warm Chocolate Souffles.
RFCJ Newsgroup: Sukkot
RFCJ Newsgroup (rec.food.cuisine.jewish) archives recipes sent in from different Jewish ethnic streams (Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Yemenite, etc.) and communities around the world. Recipes posted to this newsgroup respect the basic framework of the Jewish dietary laws. The recipes separate dairy and meat, and they do not call for non-kosher ingredients.
RFCJ Newsgroup (rec.food.cuisine.jewish) archives recipes sent in from different Jewish ethnic streams (Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Yemenite, etc.) and communities around the world. Recipes posted to this newsgroup respect the basic framework of the Jewish dietary laws. The recipes separate dairy and meat, and they do not call for non-kosher ingredients.