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Delancey Street in New York conjures up an entire world of Yiddishkeit, Thequality of being Jewish the Jewish way of life or its customs and practices.Delancey, and the streets that cross it in the Lower East SideLudlow, Essex,Orchard, Rivington, and its sister street to the north, Houston Streetare thehistorical home of Jewish immigrants and thus a cradle of that unique Jewishexperience.All the foods that were brought to America in the early 20th century by Jews duringthe great emigration from Europe came to the Lower East Side knishes, bagels, lox,pastrami, whitefish, dill pickles, kasha, herring in multiple variations, egg creams,and much more. It is an area that continues to undergo rapid change but EatingDelancey hopes to capture forever the Jewish cuisine of the Lower East Side.