I decided to have a little fun, in honor of Tu biShvat this year – one of my favorite holidays, and well-suited for socially distant celebrating. Many fruits and nuts are common, but there are also many allergies and aversions. Here is a chart of some traditional Jewish things you could eat to celebrate a giant birthday party for trees.
| All nuts and seeds | No nuts, seeds okay | No nuts or seeds | |
| No dried fruit or nuts | Pomegranates, fresh figs, citrus fruits, fruit salad with an almond-butter-based dressing, applesauce, date charoset, pomegranate and date jellies, pastries with fruit and almonds, pastries with almonds, savory stews incorporating fruit | Pomegranates, fresh figs, citrus fruits, applesauce, date charoset, pomegranate and date jellies, pastries with sesame seeds, savory stews incorporating fruit | Pomegranates, fresh figs, citrus fruits, applesauce, date charoset, pomegranate and date jellies, pastries with fruit, savory stews incorporating fruit |
| No raw fruit | Applesauce, date charoset, pomegranate and date jellies, pastries with fruit and almonds, pastries with almonds, savory stews incorporating fruit | Applesauce, date charoset, pomegranate and date jellies, pastries with sesame seeds, savory stews incorporating fruit | Applesauce, date charoset, pomegranate and date jellies, pastries with fruit, savory stews incorporating fruit |
| No solid fruit* | Applesauce, date charoset, various fruit juices like pomegranate juice or grape juice, pomegranate and grape jellies, smoothies with tahini, almond milk, cashew milk | Applesauce, date charoset, various fruit juices like pomegranate juice or grape juice, pomegranate and grape jellies, smoothies with tahini | Applesauce, date charoset, various fruit juices like pomegranate juice or grape juice, pomegranate and grape jellies |
*For guidance on creating liquid cuisines for people who cannot or can no longer swallow, see this wonderful article from NPR and the cookbooks linked there.
The main category missing, and one which affects many people is the problem of acidity. There are charts which give the PH of most fruits and nuts. few people know that almonds and almond milk is a great anti acidity agent. Ann E Fink
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 09:45, Flavors of Diaspora wrote:
> Jonathan Katz posted: ” I decided to have a little fun, in honor of Tu > biShvat this year – one of my favorite holidays, and well-suited for > socially distant celebrating. Many fruits and nuts are common, but there > are also many allergies and aversions. Here is a chart of some tr” >