So, which is better? HG tasted the Fearless Fish version for lunch. Very tasty version of this great Jewish appetizer. Herbaceous flavor (dill and parsley) was pleasant. Chopped carrots were incorporated (Mom’s version had slices of carrots cooked in the fish broth). The FF version had no jellied fish broth accompaniment. Mom nestled the gefilte fish in much of this lusty aspic. Because of this, HG has had to declare Mom’s gefilte fish the winner. Sometimes Mom warmed many fish oblongs in warm fish broth enhanced by fiery (HG grated) horseradish. This was accompanied by challah smeared with chicken fat. Very yummy supper on a cold Bronx night. Mom had chicken fat in her gefilte fish mix which added to its excellence. FF skips this Belarus touch. HG’s Mom died more than 50 years ago. In her memory, HG will eat FF gefilte fish in HG/BSK’s Central Falls, RI, loft. No jellied fish broth or schmaltz, alas.
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