Chinese food

For Chinese-speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ offers a new kind of community

A group of Jewish Mandarin speakers in New York has formed “Mazel Tofu,” a growing community that meets over kosher Chinese food to connect through language, culture, and shared experiences.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Jewish Mandarin Chinese speakers gather in New York City roughly once a month to speak the language and share their experiences.
Two men enjoy Chinese cuisine prepared by Chinese chefs within the guidelines of kosher food preparation at a restaurant.

Jewish Christmas tradition of Chinese food is now backed by science

'We do not completely understand your dietary customs… but we are proud and grateful that your GOD insist you eat our food on Christmas.”, says the so-called 'Chinese Restaurant Association'.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Street pigeon served to diners as duck.

Diners left feeling ill after ‘duck’ at Chinese restaurant was actually a street pigeon

Authorities also found over 300kg of rotting meat.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
La Missada

A kosher ‘kind of Chinese’ restaurant in New Jersey lands on NYT’s 2023 list of eateries

Fat Choy has reopened in suburban New Jersey, with a Jewish partner and kosher certification.

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA