On the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, Jews bake their challah, a traditional enriched bread, in a round shape to signify the cycle of life and creation.
Babka was invented in the 19th century in Eastern Europe by Jewish women who had leftovers their challah bread and decided to stuff it with fruits and cinnamon.
A Friday-night purist might proclaim Ms Yeh's challah to be inauthentic and so unpalatable; ditto the idea of serving Chinese-seasoned eastern European bread with a dish from Yemen.
Ms Yeh's is best consumed straight from the oven—the better to jump up and down at how deliciously the classic Chinese pairing of sesame and spring onions cuts through the challah's sweetness.
Ms Yeh's 最好直接从烤箱里拿出来吃——最好跳上跳下,看看中国典的芝麻和小葱搭配是多么美味,打破了面包的味。
After that, I'm adding some capers for a little bit of brininess and then I'm taking my whole salad, putting it on the toasted challah, and adding some thinly sliced white onion and iceberg lettuce on top.