Re: [Fwd: seder in china]

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

Hi, gang,

Perhaps one of you could explain simply to my friend, Sonia.  Thanks.

Lorele

Sonia Fuentes wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I received the attached note from Wayne Robins, a food writer at the NY
> Daily News, inquiring why rice is forbidden at Passover (at least, I was
> told that at the seder I attended in Shanghai some years ago).  If any
> of you know the reason, would you get
> back to Wayne and copy me.
>
> Thanks so much.  It's early--but a Happy Peysakh!
>
> Sonia/Sheyndl
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>
> Subject: seder in china
> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:33:27 -0400
> From: Wayne Robins <wrobin (at) interport(dot)net>
> To: sfuentes (at) erols(dot)com
>
> Dear Sonia:
> I read with much interest your story about a seder in Shanghai. I am a
> food writer for the NY Daily news, and I am doing a story about using
> the internet to find interesting Passover dishes. But one thing threw
> me: Though I am Ashkenazi myself, your mention that rice is verbotten at
> the Passover table took me by surprise. (Actually, it was never an
> issue). Would it be because rice grains when cooked "leaven," and
> therefore rice would be considered chometz?
> Just wondering.
> Sincerely,
> Wayne Robins
> "Thoughts on Food" columnist NY Daily News
>
> wrobin (at) interport(dot)net
> (718) 357-0918

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