Charoset From Around the World

Charoset, is a traditional Jewish Passover dish that symbolizes the mortar that Jews used in Egypt. Although it is a staple food at the Seder and it is always used to symbolize the same thing, different places around the world use different ingredients to represent the same story. Below, are a few different recipes for haroset all over the world.


Ashkenazi Charoset:
This is the charoset commonly made by Jews in Eastern Europe. It is also the most common haroset found in America.

Ingredients:

• 3 apples, cored, peeled, and finely chopped

• 1/2 cup walnut pieces

• 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon 

• 2 tbs. of sweet red wine

• 2 tbs. of honey

Sephardic Charoset:
This is the charoset of Middle Eastern and African Jews. It utilizes fruits more commonly found in this climate, mainly dates.
Ingredients:

• 15 pitted and finely chopped dates

• 2 finely chopped or mushed bananas

• 1/8 cup figs, chopped

• 2 tbs. golden raisins

• 2 tbs. purple raisins

• 2 tbs. of date syrup or honey

• 1/2 cup of almond dust

• 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp. of ground cloves

• 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger

• 1/4 tsp. of allspice

Brazilian Charoset:
I recently discovered this recipe and it's absolutely wonderful. Avocado is not a food commonly found in all other charosets, but it works.


Ingredients:

• 1 large avocado, mushed

• 1/4 cup golden raisins

• 3 apples, thinly sliced

• Juice of half a lemon

Tropical Charoset:

Never heard of this before today, but it sounds wonderful! 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple

• 5 mandarin oranges, chopped

• 1 banana, sliced

• 1 cup papaya, cubed

• 1/4 cup shredded coconut

• 1/4 cup dried mango pieces

• 1/4 cup orange juice

• 2 teaspoons candied ginger, chopped

My family's Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 banana, sliced

• 2 oranges, chopped

• 2 red apples, finely chopped

• 1 green apple, finely chopped

• 2 pears, finely chopped

• 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon

• 1/3 tsp. of ground ginger

• 3 tbs. of honey

Enjoy!