Sneakeater Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Oh, so the hot dogs are what drove him to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 That is not surprising. Hot dogs are scary. (Says one who just had them for dinner anyway the other night. Hebrew National, of course. But they're still hot dogs.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Northern Europe, then presumably expanded in scale and weight in the States (the familiar phenomenon of a poor community demonstrating generosity and a sense of plenty). Stripped of the pejoratives, those comments are roughly true of Irish-American, Chinese-American, Italian-American, etc cuisines. Not so for my New England ancestors. Count the number of guests = the number of carrots! Yes, cultural differences. I am the kind of guy who automatically counts numbers of carrots. My daughter's mother--Dominican--would be uncomprehending at this, assuming the point of dinner was to serve more than the guests could possibly eat and supply them with leftovers to last a month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Only 15 proper Jewish delis left! http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21679777-story-outlet-less-shop-cultural-icon-rise-and-fall?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/TheriseandfalloftheJewishdeli I'd settle for 15 proper. My guess is more like 4 or 5. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve R. Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 American "Jewish" food is a disgusting monstrosity, unhealthy and is unknown to Jews outside America. You can't find that trash in Israel[/size] That's a pretty curious statement. Other than the beefy aspects, which are of course native to the US, the food is mostly the Ashkenazi food that we grew up eating. Not to mention Israel, not being the old country (well, being the very old country) should have seen the same issues amplified as everyone is 1st-4th generation of poor immigrants. Yep, the comment was just as inane as the article. But said with feeling! Oy veh! And, although I haven't counted, I think that there are more than 15 Jewish delis left in NYC. But the point that the # is decreasing is well taken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lex Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 My favorite comment after the article: American "Jewish" food is a disgusting monstrosity, unhealthy and is unknown to Jews outside America. You can't find that trash in Israel, and nobody consumed it (in its American form) in the old country. Generally, ethnic food deteriorates once it becomes American - same for Italian, Greek, "Chinese", Middle-Eastern, Turkish etc. food. The American ethnic food closest to its motherland origins is Polish.[/size] I wonder what that commenter would say about Sammy's Roumanian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GerryOlds Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Only 15 proper Jewish delis left! http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21679777-story-outlet-less-shop-cultural-icon-rise-and-fall?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/TheriseandfalloftheJewishdeli I'd settle for 15 proper. My guess is more like 4 or 5. I'm with Steve R., I doubt it's much more...but 15 seems a little low. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Melonius Thunk Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I suspect there are maybe 10-15 if you include Queens, Brooklyn, SI and Manhattan. Not sure about the Bronx. Newark has two. Yonkers has two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I think the Bronx only has two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I'm curious to know what are the 15 places. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 The Bronx has Liebman's and Loeser's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I went to a Ben's Kosher in Little Neck recently. Not so good. But the portions were huge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I went to a Ben's Kosher in Little Neck recently. Not so good. But the portions were huge. i think Ben's Best in Rego Park is better than Ben's Kosher. Ben's Best also serves nice portions 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 +1 re Ben's Best in Rego Park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Well here's a list. Please add and subtract as necessary. (Note: I think some of these are questionable, but I pulled them all from lists of delis. Many lists include Barney Greengrass, which does of course serve deli sandwiches, but I would hate to raise anyone's blood pressure.) Katz's Carnegie 2nd Avenue Sarge's Ben's (various locations) Golden's Mill Basin Liebman's Lansky's Old World Dave's Mile End Jay & Lloyd's Mendy's Ben's Best Essen Fine & Schapiro Berger's Pastrami Queen Artie's Eisenberg's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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