October 16, 2023

Eat This Podcast: Jewish Food in Rome

Hello

Today is the 80th anniversary of the roundup and deportation to Auschwitz of the Jews of Rome. That much I knew as I was planning this episode. More recent events took me and everyone else completely by surprise.

I am sticking to my plan.

In the former Ghetto of Rome, both sides of the main street, the via del Portico Ottavia, are today almost completely lined with restaurants, a transformation over the past couple of decades. And yet, one of the most popular Roman foods, carciofi alla giudia, is freely available all over Rome and beyond. What makes this deep-fried delight Jewish? And how has food in the ghetto changed?

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