{ediblecritic} by J O H N L E H N D O R F F
JOHN LEHNDORFF is the former Dining Critic of the Rocky Mountain News.
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TASTY TRADITIONS Explore your ancestry through a smorgasbord of holiday feasts and festivities happening this month. Family members looking to give each other a holiday
cally, I want blood evidence to account for my conflict-
gift this season that won’t collect dust on a shelf are ap-
ing obsessions with fruitcake, green chili tamales, sweet
parently looking to some personal antiques. Imagine the
and sour pork, latkes, and yeasted cardamom loaves.
big reveal when everyone unwraps a box of family DNA
To me, DNA stands for “Dinner Now Available,” espe-
tests. Sure, the occasion could be awkward depending
cially when it comes to the end-of-year holidays from
on the results, but I’d love to find out more beyond my
Hanukkah (December 12–20) through New Year’s Day.
general central European/Sicilian heritage. More criti-
I’ve used my life as a food writer to gain entrée to ethnic
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