But Purim wants us to look deeper. Jewish foods are relentlessly symbolic. Taschen means pockets in Yiddish — and what do pockets do? They conceal. On Purim, it turns out, there are many dishes ...

Food also plays an important role in Purim festivities. A special triangular-shaped pastry called Hamantaschen—representing Haman’s hat or perhaps his pockets—is traditionally baked and shared.