Comments on: History Meets Horseradish With Passover’s Hillel Sandwich http://unbreaded.com/2009/04/08/history-meets-horseradish-with-passovers-hillel-sandwich/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:53:21 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Happy Birthday, Dear Earl of Sandwich | Unbreaded http://unbreaded.com/2009/04/08/history-meets-horseradish-with-passovers-hillel-sandwich/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Happy Birthday, Dear Earl of Sandwich | Unbreaded Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:02:28 +0000 http://unbreaded.com/?p=1036#comment-1535 [...] invention of the sandwich. This simple creation has been serving as a quick and satisfying meal for thousands of years. Still, to commemorate the anniversary of the great Earl of Sandwich’s birth, November 3rd is [...] [...] invention of the sandwich. This simple creation has been serving as a quick and satisfying meal for thousands of years. Still, to commemorate the anniversary of the great Earl of Sandwich’s birth, November 3rd is [...]

]]> By: BobCosta http://unbreaded.com/2009/04/08/history-meets-horseradish-with-passovers-hillel-sandwich/comment-page-1/#comment-755 BobCosta Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:34:16 +0000 http://unbreaded.com/?p=1036#comment-755 Very interesting, never knew that. Happy Passover. Very interesting, never knew that. Happy Passover.

]]> By: Ben Greenberg http://unbreaded.com/2009/04/08/history-meets-horseradish-with-passovers-hillel-sandwich/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Ben Greenberg Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:44:00 +0000 http://unbreaded.com/?p=1036#comment-562 Matzoh blows. Ashkanazi passover traditions have become exercises in self-denial. Passover is supposed to be, overall, a celebratory holiday. Sure, we need to remember the sacrifices our ancestors made, but does that mean we really need to struggle to put a meal together that doesn't include the flour-and-water cardboard that is matzoh?<br><br>Sephardic jews eat legumes and rice. These foods have noting to do with leavened bread in the least. Why is this not allowed in Ashkanazi tradition? Does it have something to do with the guilt complex that seems to be so common among Jews of Eastern European decent?<br><br>I can understand not eating leavened bread. And what this really means is that, aside from the Hillel (a messy and overrated sandwich in my opinion, the choroset and horseradish combo works better as a spread), Passover is the anti-sandwich holiday. <br><br>As good as the real Hillel sounds, it would suck on matzoh. It would, however, would be amazing on Zahav's laffa. Maybe you should drop a line to Solomonov. Matzoh blows. Ashkanazi passover traditions have become exercises in self-denial. Passover is supposed to be, overall, a celebratory holiday. Sure, we need to remember the sacrifices our ancestors made, but does that mean we really need to struggle to put a meal together that doesn't include the flour-and-water cardboard that is matzoh?

Sephardic jews eat legumes and rice. These foods have noting to do with leavened bread in the least. Why is this not allowed in Ashkanazi tradition? Does it have something to do with the guilt complex that seems to be so common among Jews of Eastern European decent?

I can understand not eating leavened bread. And what this really means is that, aside from the Hillel (a messy and overrated sandwich in my opinion, the choroset and horseradish combo works better as a spread), Passover is the anti-sandwich holiday.

As good as the real Hillel sounds, it would suck on matzoh. It would, however, would be amazing on Zahav's laffa. Maybe you should drop a line to Solomonov.

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