Herring forshmak is one of the most famous and simplest Jewish dishes. It is also nice that its main character is a fish, quite accessible to everyone. It has long been salted directly at sea and sent throughout the Russian Empire. Herring, by the way, was traded by the father of Marc Chagall, a man of fine soul and very modest income. Like other Jews, he believed that herring can be present on the table on ordinary days, but by the Holy Saturday it must certainly turn into a forshmak. Indeed, on weekdays, every Jew is an ordinary hard worker, but on Saturday, after a bath and a mikvah, after a solemn evening prayer, he becomes a king, worthy of the best food!
Herring forshmak is one of the most famous and simplest Jewish dishes. It is also nice that its main character is a fish, quite accessible to everyone. It has long been salted directly at sea and sent throughout the Russian Empire. Herring, by the way, was traded by the father of Marc Chagall, a man of fine soul and very modest income. Like other Jews, he believed that herring can be present on the table on ordinary days, but by the Holy Saturday it must certainly turn into a forshmak. Indeed, on weekdays, every Jew is an ordinary hard worker, but on Saturday, after a bath and a mikvah, after a solemn evening prayer, he becomes a king, worthy of the best food!
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