Comments on: Swap bitter greens for horseradish, AP reports http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:25:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: njg http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/#comment-545 njg Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:59:22 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/#comment-545 I'm finding the whole chazeret thing to be a major bummer. Growing up, there were only five items on the seder plate and chazeret was not among them. Only maror for the bitter herbs, consisting of horseradish. What's with chazeret? A low-carb option? Bitter herbs for wimps? I’m finding the whole chazeret thing to be a major bummer. Growing up, there were only five items on the seder plate and chazeret was not among them. Only maror for the bitter herbs, consisting of horseradish. What’s with chazeret? A low-carb option? Bitter herbs for wimps?

]]> By: Rendsburg http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/#comment-456 Rendsburg Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:53:31 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/#comment-456 The whole concept of Chazeret and Marror being two separate things is a late tradition. In fact, in the Mishnah Chazeret is listed as one of the various options that can be used for Marror. I have a feeling that the whole horseradish thing came about in Europe, where there weren't all that many endives around in april. Besides, horseradish isn't bitter - its sharp. Romaine is bitter. The seder I usually go to (hosted by a Talmud professor) makes sure to differenciate - when we eat Marror, we only get a bitter lettuce, no horseradish to be found. Since people have grown accustomed to horseradish, at the next stage of the seder (Korech) we get matza, marror, and horseradish (with charoset both times of course, but thats another story). The whole concept of Chazeret and Marror being two separate things is a late tradition. In fact, in the Mishnah Chazeret is listed as one of the various options that can be used for Marror. I have a feeling that the whole horseradish thing came about in Europe, where there weren’t all that many endives around in april. Besides, horseradish isn’t bitter - its sharp. Romaine is bitter.

The seder I usually go to (hosted by a Talmud professor) makes sure to differenciate - when we eat Marror, we only get a bitter lettuce, no horseradish to be found. Since people have grown accustomed to horseradish, at the next stage of the seder (Korech) we get matza, marror, and horseradish (with charoset both times of course, but thats another story).

]]> By: Shmendrik http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/#comment-454 Shmendrik Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:12:21 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/sephardi-seders-swap-bitter-greens-for-horseradish-ap-reports/#comment-454 Huh? Most (Orthodox Ashkenazi) people I know use both horseradish and some bitter green, such as endives: one for Marror and one for Chazeret. Huh? Most (Orthodox Ashkenazi) people I know use both horseradish and some bitter green, such as endives: one for Marror and one for Chazeret.

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