Jewish Saimin
“Chicken Noodle Matzoh Ball Soup” is translated in parenthesis as “Jewish Saimin” on a Hawaii deli menu.
Kosher deli food was coopted and became Americana. Hawaii adopts Americana and translates it into Hawaiian.
It’s a process of rearticulation that has, doubtless, happened to ethnic foods throughout the ages. But it tickles me to see it at work.
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