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How dairy restaurants proliferated — then disappeared
Jewish dietary law requires the separation of meat and dairy, and so came the birth of delis and dairy restaurants. Cartoonist Ben Katchor illustrates the complicated story of religion influencing how we eat.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readJewish dietary law requires the separation of meat and dairy, and so came the birth of delis and dairy restaurants. Cartoonist Ben Katchor illustrates the complicated story of religion influencing how we eat. Dairy eating started in Eastern Europe, then traveled to New York, where it symbolized Eastern European culture there.
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2 of 7Cajun cooking, tacos, salmon- 0:00Louisiana native Melissa Martin on the shrinking bayou and Cajun cuisine
- 12:00How dairy restaurants proliferated — then disappearedYou’re reading this
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