![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gefilte fish</span> Ashkenazi Jewish dish made from ground fish](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Gefilte_fish_topped_with_slices_of_carrot.jpg/320px-Gefilte_fish_topped_with_slices_of_carrot.jpg)
Gefilte fish is a dish made from a poached mixture of ground deboned fish, such as carp, whitefish, or pike. It is traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish households. Popular on Shabbat and Jewish holidays such as Passover, it may be consumed throughout the year. It is typically garnished with a slice of cooked carrot on top.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polish cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Poland](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/07425_Jahrmarkt_in_Sanok_am_17_Juli_2011.jpg/320px-07425_Jahrmarkt_in_Sanok_am_17_Juli_2011.jpg)
Polish cuisine is a style of food preparation originating in and widely popular in Poland. Due to Poland's history, Polish cuisine has evolved over the centuries to be very eclectic, and shares many similarities with other national cuisines. Polish cooking in other cultures is often referred to as à la polonaise.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russian cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Russia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Russian_stamp_no_1029.jpg/320px-Russian_stamp_no_1029.jpg)
Russian cuisine is a collection of the different dishes and cooking traditions of the Russian people as well as a list of culinary products popular in Russia, with most names being known since pre-Soviet times, coming from all kinds of social circles.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latke</span> Jewish potato pancake dish](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/LatkeFry.JPG/320px-LatkeFry.JPG)
A latke is a type of potato pancake or fritter in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah. Latkes can be made with ingredients other than potatoes such as cheese, onion, carrot, and zucchini.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukrainian cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Ukraine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Food_from_Puzata_Hata_restaurant_in_Lviv.jpg/320px-Food_from_Puzata_Hata_restaurant_in_Lviv.jpg)
Ukrainian cuisine is the collection of the various cooking traditions of the people of Ukraine, one of the largest and most populous European countries. It is heavily influenced by the rich dark soil from which its ingredients come, and often involves many components. Traditional Ukrainian dishes often experience a complex heating process – "at first they are fried or boiled, and then stewed or baked. This is the most distinctive feature of Ukrainian cuisine".
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schmaltz</span> Rendered chicken or goose fat](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Gaenseschmalz-1.jpg/320px-Gaenseschmalz-1.jpg)
Schmaltz is rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat. It is an integral part of traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, where it has been used for centuries in a wide array of dishes, such as chicken soup, latkes, matzah brei, chopped liver, matzah balls, fried chicken, and many others, as a cooking fat, spread, or flavor enhancer.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kugel</span> Traditional Ashkenazi Jewish casserole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Noodle_Kugel.jpg/320px-Noodle_Kugel.jpg)
Kugel is a baked casserole, most commonly made from lokshen or potato. It is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish, often served on Shabbos and Jewish holidays. American Jews also serve it for Thanksgiving dinner.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jewish cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Jewish communities around the world](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Mordecai_and_Esther.jpg/320px-Mordecai_and_Esther.jpg)
Jewish cuisine refers to the worldwide cooking traditions of the Jewish people. During its evolution over the course of many centuries, it has been shaped by Jewish dietary laws (kashrut), Jewish festivals and holidays, and traditions centred around Shabbat. Jewish cuisine is influenced by the economics, agriculture, and culinary traditions of the many countries where Jewish communities have settled and varies widely throughout the entire world.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belarusian cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Belarus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Potato_pancakes.jpg/320px-Potato_pancakes.jpg)
Belarusian cuisine refers to the culinary traditions native to Belarus. It shares many similarities with cuisines of other Eastern, Central and Northeastern European countries, based predominantly on meat and various vegetables typical for the region.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kosher style</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Schwartzs_Montreal_Hebrew_Deli_2010.jpg/320px-Schwartzs_Montreal_Hebrew_Deli_2010.jpg)
Kosher style refers to foods commonly associated with Jewish cuisine but which may or may not actually be kosher. It is a stylistic designation rather than one based on the laws of kashrut. In some U.S. states, the use of this term in advertising is illegal as a misleading term under consumer protection laws.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israeli cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Israel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_7_Breakfasts_-_Caf%C3%A9_Caf%C3%A9.jpg/320px-The_7_Breakfasts_-_Caf%C3%A9_Caf%C3%A9.jpg)
Israeli cuisine primarily comprises dishes brought from the Jewish diaspora, and has more recently been defined by the development of a notable fusion cuisine characterized by the mixing of Jewish cuisine and Arab cuisine. It also blends together the culinary traditions of the various diaspora groups, namely those of Middle Eastern Jews with roots in Southwest Asia and North Africa, Sephardi Jews from Iberia, and Ashkenazi Jews from Central and Eastern Europe.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moldovan cuisine</span> Culinary traditions of Moldova](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Sarmalute_mamaliguta.JPG/320px-Sarmalute_mamaliguta.JPG)
Moldovan cuisine is a style of cooking related to the people of Moldova. It consists mainly of ingredients such as various meats, potatoes, cabbage, and a variety of cereal grains. The local cuisine is very similar to Romanian, and also draws inspiration and elements from other cuisines in the region, including Greek, Polish, Ukrainian, and Russian, with a great influence left by the Ottoman cuisine.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soup</span> Primarily liquid food](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Asparagus_soup_%28spargelsuppe%29.jpg/320px-Asparagus_soup_%28spargelsuppe%29.jpg)
Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot, that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth. Soups are similar to stews, and in some cases there may not be a clear distinction between the two; however, soups generally have more liquid (broth) than stews.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meatball</span> Dish of ground meat rolled into a ball](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Soup_with_meatballs-01.jpg/320px-Soup_with_meatballs-01.jpg)
A meatball is ground meat (mince) rolled into a ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are many types of meatballs using different types of meats and spices. The term is sometimes extended to meatless versions based on legumes, vegetables, mushrooms, fish or other seafood.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Jewish cuisine</span> Food, cooking, and dining customs associated with American Jews](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Katzs_deli_corned_beef.jpg/320px-Katzs_deli_corned_beef.jpg)
American Jewish cuisine comprises the food, cooking, and dining customs associated with American Jews. It was heavily influenced by the cuisine of Jewish immigrants who came to the United States from Eastern Europe around the turn of the 20th century. It was further developed in unique ways by the immigrants and their descendants, especially in New York City and other large metropolitan areas of the northeastern U.S.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brisket (Jewish dish)</span> Ashkenazi Jewish dish](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Brisket_1.jpg/320px-Brisket_1.jpg)
Brisket is a popular Ashkenazi Jewish dish of braised beef brisket, served hot and traditionally accompanied by potato or other non-dairy kugel, latkes, and often preceded by matzo ball soup. It is commonly served for Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Shabbat. It is commonly found in Jewish communities worldwide, though it is most commonly associated with Jews in the United States, where it has been considered the most important and iconic Jewish main course since the early 20th century.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noodle kugel</span> Traditional Ashkenazi Jewish noodle casserole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Kugel.jpg/320px-Kugel.jpg)
Noodle kugel, also known as lokshen kugel or kigel, is an Ashkenazi Jewish casserole that is traditionally served as a side dish and popular variety of kugel made with lokshen noodles and either a variety of dairy or pareve ingredients, often served on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuisine of Jerusalem</span> Local cuisine in and around the city of Jerusalem](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/112743_azura_restaurant_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg/320px-112743_azura_restaurant_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg)
The cuisine of Jerusalem reflects the long history of Jerusalem as a crossroads of cultures and religions. Millennia of trade, conquest, and migration have resulted in a unique fusion of culinary traditions, with significant influences from Jewish and Levantine Arab cuisine.
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