This is why we never gave her a bat mitzvah.

Oh, but does she want 8 Hanukkah presents every year? You bet she does.

Clearly she inherited the multi-generation Indiana family food gene from her non-Jewish mother. Either that, or this is not my daughter. Should I go on Maury?

I’m not even going to try with the gefilte fish. I don’t need the tsouris.

And I’ll tell you one thing- she isn’t going looking for an afikomen come Passover.

Non-Jews: it’s probably best to just ignore my rant. Thank you.

EDIT: Hmm. Guess people here aren’t matzo fans either. Oh well.

  • BertramDitore@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Wait, do you actually like matzah?! I’m totally on your daughter’s side lol. It was always a groan in my household. Ugh, time for a week of cardboard sandwiches.

    The only thing to look forward to was sweet matzah-brie: matzah soaked in water to soften it up, then soaked in eggs with cinnamon, sautéed, then covered with maple syrup or sugar. Basically matzah French toast.

    Yeah, I wouldn’t bother making her try gefilte fish, unless you make it yourself in your bathtub!

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Plain matzo? Not at all. Egg and onion? I could eat a whole box.

      Also, that matzo-brie sounds amazing. When I was a kid, we used to eat it with “vegetarian chopped liver,” which was made from green beans, eggs, walnuts and some other stuff all chopped up in a food processor. I’ve never had actual chopped liver, so I don’t know how it compares, but I can taste it now. It was really good. And I don’t even like green beans or walnuts.

      Edit: Found a recipe. It also has onions, forgot about that.

      https://www.food.com/recipe/vegetarian-chopped-liver-green-beans-50320

  • MrJameGumb@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Wait, wait, wait… You mean to tell me that a kid was picky about FOOD???

    Has the world gone topsy turvey???

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      But matzo is more than just food. It’s kind of an important part of Jewish culture in a lot of ways.

      I mean I’m not going to force her to eat it or anything. It just sucks to me that she was so uninterested.

      • MrJameGumb@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I hated most of my parents favorite foods until I was in highschool and even then I was still kind of picky until I was in my 20s. My niece refused to eat anything but chicken nuggets and strawberries until she was like 15. Kids are weird dude lol

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          4 months ago

          That’s funny. My uncle apparently refused to eat anything but olives for like two years when he was a kid.

          She’s not the most adventurous eater, but in general she’s willing to try new things. It’s just very disappointing that this specific new thing, which is kind of a big part of her culture, was something she didn’t like.

          My wife joked that she’s not a proper Jewish girl. She gets it.

          (Seriously though, my daughter is as Jewish as she wants to be as far as I’m concerned. It’s not something I will force on her.)