BEYOND KOSHER

Vegan chopped liver for everyone at the Hanukkah table

- JOAN NATHAN

Most people have heard of chopped liver, a humble holiday appetiser in Ashkenazi Jewish cooking. (Think of the refrain, "What am I, chopped liver?", to indicate its secondary place on the table — always an appetiser, never the main.)

The dish has a long history, probably originating in Alsace-Lorraine in the Middle Ages, making its way to Eastern Europe in the 14th century and eventually landing in the United States in the late 19th century with Eastern European immigrants.