Mardi Gras Challah Recipe: Fusion Food, Fun Food

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Mardi Gras Challah Recipe: Fusion Food, Fun Food

February 7, 2024 at 4:01 pm · Filed under Bread-Crackers-Sandwiches, Food Fun, Food Holidays, Mardi Gras, Recipes, The Nibble

Talk about fusion food: This Mardi Gras challah combines the colors* of a French Catholic tradition in New Orleans—and their iconic King Cake—with the braided yeast bread challah, the sabbath bread of the Jewish people.

Mardi Gras is early this year, February 13th. To celebrate the occasion, our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog created this beauty with all natural colors. Each slice is just a little bit different.

The purple challah has a stronger floral flavor from ube extract.

The orange-gold color is from turmeric.

The has a natural bitterness from matcha tea.

Together, they create a vibrant harmony in purple, gold, and green…

…for Mardi Gras…
…for Easter…
…for any time you need some happy colors on your table.

> Here’s the recipe.

> The history of challah.

> The history of bread.

> The different types of bread: a photo glossary.

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Fusion food: a challah for Mardi Gras braided in the holiday colors of purple, green, and gold.
[1] Challah braided in Mardi Gras colors (photos #1 and #2 © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog).

A Mardi Gras challah--non-traditional but fun in the holiday colors of purple, green and gold.
[2] Bring the whole loaf to the table and slice it in front of delighted guests.