ABSTRACT
In foodways, the “egg cream” made from chocolate syrup, milk, and seltzer is often associated with the borough. While the bagel introduced by Jewish immigrants has become a national food, the flat bialy, another bread roll also derived from these immigrants, has remained a city staple. Knishes-with potato, kasha, or spinach wrapped in dough-also are more popular in the borough than in other places. When looking for dessert, Brooklynites may be surprised that the “black and white cookie” is not generally found outside the city. It is actually not a cookie but a flat, thinly frosted cake with vanilla icing on one half of the top and dark chocolate on the other.
