Glossary of Jewish Foods
What is the meaning of Hamantashen, Soofganiot, Knaidlach, Cholent, Kasha Varnishkes, and Kishka? This glossary describes these traditional Jewish dishes.
What is an Etrog?
Etrog is the Hebrew word for Citron. Etrog is one of the Four Species used in a waving ritual during the Jewish holiday of Succoth.
Etrog is the Hebrew word for Citron. Etrog is one of the Four Species used in a waving ritual during the Jewish holiday of Succoth.
What is Farfel?
Farfel, a popular side dish in Jewish Ashkenazi cuisine, are small, pellet-shaped, egg noodles.
Farfel, a popular side dish in Jewish Ashkenazi cuisine, are small, pellet-shaped, egg noodles.
What is Matzo?
Matzo is an unleavened bread that Jews eat during the Jewish Festival of Freedom called Passover (Pesach in Hebrew).
Matzo is an unleavened bread that Jews eat during the Jewish Festival of Freedom called Passover (Pesach in Hebrew).
What is Mandelbrot?
Mandelbrot, which literally means almond (mandel) bread (brot), was a popular dessert among Eastern European Jews. Mandelbrot is similar to Italian biscotti in that both are twice-baked hard breads.
Mandelbrot, which literally means almond (mandel) bread (brot), was a popular dessert among Eastern European Jews. Mandelbrot is similar to Italian biscotti in that both are twice-baked hard breads.
What is Hamantashen?
What is hamantashen? What does the word "hamantashen" mean? Why do Jews eat hamantashen on Purim?
What is hamantashen? What does the word "hamantashen" mean? Why do Jews eat hamantashen on Purim?
Glossary of Traditional Ashkenazic Dishes
This Glossary of Traditional Ashkenazic Dishes describes Jewish food favorites such as bagels and lox, blintzes, challah, cholent, gefilte fish, holishkes, knishes, matzo balls and tzimmes.
This Glossary of Traditional Ashkenazic Dishes describes Jewish food favorites such as bagels and lox, blintzes, challah, cholent, gefilte fish, holishkes, knishes, matzo balls and tzimmes.