The Ultimate Hanukkah Party with NYSHUK
Leetal and Ron Arazi
Leetal and Ron Arazi of NYShuk make incredible artisan harissa. Watch how they make it!
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Family Recipes
The book of recipes belonging to Leetal’s grandmother, Rika. They used it to make ekmek kadayıfı, cream-filled doughnuts that are topped with chopped pistachios.
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Chicken Levivot
Chicken levivot—fried, spiced and herbed shredded chicken and potato cakes with harissa dip that’s made by mixing NYSHUK harissa, oil, garlic and lemon.
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Jerusalem Artichoke Latke
An oversized Jerusalem artichoke latke topped with parsley, yogurt and l’ekama, the aromatic spice mix Ron and Leetal make at NYSHUK.
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Preparing the Food
Leetal’s grandmother, Rika, and Ron forming popletas, harissa-flavored potato dumplings filled with meat.
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Forming Popletas
Rika’s knowing hands forming popletas.
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Family and Friends
The couple’s good friend Kiko with his son, Lucas, and Ron.
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More of the Spread
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Toasting the Holiday
Leetal, friends Shino and Cynthia, and Ron with Rika, toasting the holiday.
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Making Doughnuts
Ron showing his grandmother-in-law Rika how to make Moroccan doughnuts called sfinj.
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Lighting the Menorah
Leetal’s father, Shimon, lighting the menorah.
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Dessert Table
The dessert table, aglow. From left, Moroccan doughnuts (sfinj), cream-filled doughnuts topped with pistachios (ekmek kadayıfı), coffee meringue layer cake and walnut cookies.
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Moroccan Doughnuts
Drizzling the Moroccan doughnuts (sfinj) with saffron-cardamom sugar syrup.
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Dessert Plate
Dessert plate: mint and sage tea, the cream-filled doughnuts with pistachios, coffee meringue layer cake and a walnut cookie.