Comments on: “You suck, but not as much as the Lebanese.” http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DJStahl http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1390126 DJStahl Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:49 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1390126 There's an aggada about the Great Assembly petitioning God to remove the Evil Urge from the world. God assented, and there was peace. And soon after, they also discovered: people had stopped marrying; had stopped building houses; had stopped starting businesses; had stopped working. And chickens had stopped laying eggs. So the Great Assembly petitioned God again, asking that the Evil Urge be returned to the world. And God assented. Then there's that Nicole Hollander cartoon about how the world would be if there were no men. She concludes -- no wars, and lots of fat, happy women. Seems no real conflict between the two. There’s an aggada about the Great Assembly petitioning God to remove the Evil Urge from the world. God assented, and there was peace. And soon after, they also discovered: people had stopped marrying; had stopped building houses; had stopped starting businesses; had stopped working. And chickens had stopped laying eggs. So the Great Assembly petitioned God again, asking that the Evil Urge be returned to the world. And God assented.

Then there’s that Nicole Hollander cartoon about how the world would be if there were no men. She concludes — no wars, and lots of fat, happy women.

Seems no real conflict between the two.

]]> By: froylein http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1387738 froylein Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:55 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1387738 The old-age human need to compete appears to be a primitive instinct that has not done humanity much good over the past few centuries. The old-age human need to compete appears to be a primitive instinct that has not done humanity much good over the past few centuries.

]]> By: swefal http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1387686 swefal Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:06 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1387686 come on, it's just a part of the age-old human need to compete, nothing more. why are you making a big deal of it? it's a win-win situation here: the people get their recognition, people get to EAT and the lebanese get a goal for next year. come on, it’s just a part of the age-old human need to compete, nothing more. why are you making a big deal of it? it’s a win-win situation here: the people get their recognition, people get to EAT and the lebanese get a goal for next year.

]]> By: froylein http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1386857 froylein Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:30 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1386857 They could have made a giant falafel. :) And latkes are of Rhenian origin; they're a staple food for many Christians around here. Ask Raphi about Rievkooche. They could have made a giant falafel. :) And latkes are of Rhenian origin; they’re a staple food for many Christians around here. Ask Raphi about Rievkooche.

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1386713 themiddle Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:37:26 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1386713 "Condition?" “Condition?”

]]> By: ck http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1386552 ck Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:57:18 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1386552 Uhm. You were right about your uh... "condition" affecting the tone of this post. This Tabouleh thing was an exercise in community building. No way Christians and Druze are going to want to make a Latke or a Matza Ball! I mean they are at least familiar with Tabouleh. I didn't get the sense that these Israeli Arabs were motivated by oneupmanship against the Lebanese! Uhm. You were right about your uh… “condition” affecting the tone of this post. This Tabouleh thing was an exercise in community building. No way Christians and Druze are going to want to make a Latke or a Matza Ball! I mean they are at least familiar with Tabouleh. I didn’t get the sense that these Israeli Arabs were motivated by oneupmanship against the Lebanese!

]]> By: froylein http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385960 froylein Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:19:19 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385960 Schnitzel is not a Hungarian dish; the Viennese influence on Hungarian cuisine was due to the widely despised Austrian occupation (creamcakes, for instance, are of Austrian origin). The Japanese dish doesn't ring me as authentic (just like many "Chinese" dishes, but Ephraim probably knows more about that), particularly since fish seems to be more typical of an island like Japan. The poultry schnitzel of Israel already dates back to early Zionist days. Schnitzel is not a Hungarian dish; the Viennese influence on Hungarian cuisine was due to the widely despised Austrian occupation (creamcakes, for instance, are of Austrian origin). The Japanese dish doesn’t ring me as authentic (just like many “Chinese” dishes, but Ephraim probably knows more about that), particularly since fish seems to be more typical of an island like Japan. The poultry schnitzel of Israel already dates back to early Zionist days.

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385952 themiddle Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:07:44 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385952 But what about Japanese katsu? And are you telling me Hungarians never tried to do schnitzel with birds? But what about Japanese katsu? And are you telling me Hungarians never tried to do schnitzel with birds?

]]> By: froylein http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385814 froylein Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:19 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385814 For real, Middle. There used to be a shortage of (affordable) veal in Israel, that's why they came up with the poultry schnitzel to substitute the original veal in Viennese schnitzel. German schnitzels are pork schnitzels. For real, Middle. There used to be a shortage of (affordable) veal in Israel, that’s why they came up with the poultry schnitzel to substitute the original veal in Viennese schnitzel. German schnitzels are pork schnitzels.

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385805 themiddle Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:04 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385805 No way, the poultry schnitzel? Impossible. No way, the poultry schnitzel? Impossible.

]]> By: froylein http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385738 froylein Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:57:06 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385738 It's either silly mockery or adding fuel to the fire in petty, childish competion in a discipline where there's nothing to be gained. Israelis won't stop eating / selling hummus and tabbouleh no matter how large a serving Lebanese chefs will prepare just as little as Lebanese people will now stop eating tabbouleh because Israelis have prepared a larger vessel-full. If the organisers had only wanted to do something to bring the community together, they could have picked something different. I found the Lebanese organisers behind the hummus event childish and cuturally ignorant. I now find the organisers behind the Israeli event even more childish. Israel has got A LOT of actually unique achievements to show for itself (culinarily, it's the poultry shnitzel BTW); let the Lebanese ruminate on their hummus and tabbouleh if that makes them happy. It’s either silly mockery or adding fuel to the fire in petty, childish competion in a discipline where there’s nothing to be gained. Israelis won’t stop eating / selling hummus and tabbouleh no matter how large a serving Lebanese chefs will prepare just as little as Lebanese people will now stop eating tabbouleh because Israelis have prepared a larger vessel-full.

If the organisers had only wanted to do something to bring the community together, they could have picked something different. I found the Lebanese organisers behind the hummus event childish and cuturally ignorant. I now find the organisers behind the Israeli event even more childish. Israel has got A LOT of actually unique achievements to show for itself (culinarily, it’s the poultry shnitzel BTW); let the Lebanese ruminate on their hummus and tabbouleh if that makes them happy.

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385723 themiddle Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:38:56 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385723 BMP, they did the same with hummus a couple of weeks ago. They are explicitly and openly claiming that they are trying to reclaim their own heritage stolen by Israel. BMP, they did the same with hummus a couple of weeks ago. They are explicitly and openly claiming that they are trying to reclaim their own heritage stolen by Israel.

]]> By: Bar Mitzvah Photographer http://www.jewlicious.com/2009/11/you-suck-but-not-as-much-as-the-lebanese/#comment-1385713 Bar Mitzvah Photographer Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:18:07 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=11545#comment-1385713 You sure are making a lot out of a salad. You sure are making a lot out of a salad.

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