So many words I've seen written but never heard pronounced. So if I ever tried to use the word, I didn't pronounce it correctly.
I had Jewish friends and learned a few things about their culture. I love matzo. And a few other things. That's where I first had cabbage rolls (which are European). They were a little sweet sour, and I made them, was the only one who liked them though.
My Jewish friends didn't keep kosher but sometimes bought from the kosher butcher for special occasions.
Another favorite is Halvah but that crosses cultural lines. I like the Jewish New York style better than the Arab I had in a can and tastes stronger. I really miss a Jewish delicatessan where I used to go for lunch years ago. They had the best corned beef sandwiches on a very light homemade rye bread, just a touch of rye, almost white. Then those big dill pickles only they knew how to make right.
Everyone in Switzerland can make that sound too. In Germany. Especially in the north, they don’t make gutteral sounds. Their cch sound is very light, more like a soufflé than a chest cold sound. Lol.
Nothing like a good corned beef or pastrami on rye. One deli here has a very good gluten free bread they make with what is thst in the rye bread, caraway seeds? It fools me and I digest it better. And of course the pickle.
Yes, halvah is one of those things that is all over the Middle East. Not crazy about it but the chocolate halvah ain’t bad. And when we started eating with my son’s Armenian coaches, I found out they eat basically the same as Israelis! As do many other countries. Hummus, pita, eggplant, tabbouleh, etc. good stuff.