Popular Dutch 'Jew cookies' get new name, but Jews were sweet on the old one
417 shares Renee Pater presents the design for the new label that her company, Patisserie Pater, produces in Zwaagdijk, the Netherlands. (Patisserie Pater/ via JTA) AMSTERDAM (JTA) — In Dutch supermarkets, no cookie aisle is fully stocked without a national treat called jodenkoeken, shortbread discs whose Dutch name means “Jew cookies.” Exactly how jodenkoeken (also spelled jodekoeken) got their name is unclear, but they have been a feature of Dutch teatime since at least the 19th century. Whatever the etymology, Dutch Jews don’t seem to mind having a cookie named after them. Ma...
Source: timesofisrael.com
