Chremslach

Chremslach

Chremslach (Yiddish: כרעמזלעך, IPA: [ˈχrɛmzləχ]; singular chremsl or khremzl, Yiddish: כרעמזל, IPA: [ˈχrɛmzl̩]) is a Jewish food eaten on Passover. Chremslach are small thick pancakes or fritters made of potato or matzah meal. Chremslach can also be more dessert-like, including ingredients like dried fruit and nuts.

Similar dishes, or even the same, have different names. Balkan Jews use the Ladino term bimuelos "fritters", cognate with Spanish buñuelos.

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References

  1. ↑ Claudia Roden, The Book of Jewish Food, Penguin Books, 1999, ISBN 0-14-046609-6, p. 169
  2. ↑ Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz, Rowman & Littlefield, 2005, p. 42
  3. ↑ "כ, ך". www.jewniverse.ru. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
  4. 1 2 3 Steinberg, Liz (May 30, 2016). "Chremslach: One Family's Little-known Food That Won a National Spelling Bee". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.