Twitty makes the case that Blackness and Judaism coexist in beautiful harmony and this is
manifested in the foods and traditions from both cultures that Black Jews incorporate into
their daily lives...Twitty wishes to start a conversation where people celebrate their
differences and embrace commonalities. By drawing on personal narratives his own and others'
and exploring different cultures Twitty's book offers important insight into the journeys of
Black Jews.-Library Journal A fascinating cross-cultural smorgasbord grounded in the deep
emotional role food plays in two influential American communities.-Booklist The James Beard
award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of
Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory identity and food. In Koshersoul
Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in
the world today: the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish
diaspora. To Twitty the creation of African-Jewish cooking is a conversation of migrations and
a dialogue of diasporas offering a rich background for inventive recipes and the people who
create them. The question that most intrigues him is not just who makes the food but how the
food makes the people. Jews of Color are not outliers Twitty contends but significant and
meaningful cultural creators in both Black and Jewish civilizations. Koshersoul also explores
how food has shaped the journeys of numerous cooks including Twitty's own passage to and
within Judaism. As intimate thought-provoking and profound as The Cooking Gene this
remarkable book teases the senses as it offers sustenance for the soul. Koshersoul includes
48-50 recipes.
