Fussy Fressers

Food is an integral part of Jewish life. One man explained it this way: “For our people, food is more than a necessity of life; it is an emotional experience.” Fressen is a Yiddish/German word that describes a way of eating. To fress is to eat in a hurry or to eat noisily. A fresser is a person who eats in such a manner. For that reason, the word appears on menus in many Jewish restaurants and