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Chraime

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Chraime is a spicy fish stew cooked with tomatoes, from North Africa. Its name comes from the Arabic word for hot, and the cited article gives it in both Hebrew and Arabic spellings. Jewish households traditionally eat it on Erev Shabbat, the eve of the Sabbath, and also on Rosh Hashanah and at the Passover Seder. Libyan-Jewish immigrants have popularized the dish in Israel. The article connects it to related cooking, including the cuisines of the Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews and the Arab soup harira, but this entry describes the one fish stew only.

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Appetizer 1
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Contains Fish or Shellfish 2
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Fish, Ingredients
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Tomato, Ingredients
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is a spicy fish stew with tomatoes from North Africa
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1. America's Test Kitchen: This Spicy Tomato-Braised Fish Is a Symbol of Jewish-Libyan Heritage
America's Test KitchenA Taste of Home
Quote, A Taste of Home
chraime is a year-round first course for Friday night Shabbat
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2. Chraime (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    is a spicy fish stew with tomatoes from North Africa
  • Expresses Tradition: Passover and Jewish Holiday Foods, Lead [expresses-tradition]
    is traditionally eaten by Jews on Erev Shabbat as well as on Rosh Hashanah and Passover for the Seder
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