Chremslach Explained

Chremslach (Yiddish: כרעמזלעך, in Yiddish pronounced as /ˈχrɛmzləχ/; singular chremsl or khremzl,, in Yiddish pronounced as /ˈχrɛmzl̩/), is a Jewish food eaten on Passover.^[1] Chremslach are small thick pancakes or fritters made of potato or matzah meal.^{[2] [3]} 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.^[4]

See also

• List of Jewish cuisine dishes
• Delicatessen

External links

• Passover chremslach . Retrieved on 1 May 2009
• Russian recipe for chremslach (хремзлах) . Retrieved on 1 May 2009

Notes and References

1. Claudia Roden, The Book of Jewish Food, Penguin Books, 1999,, p. 169
2. Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz, Rowman & Littlefield, 2005, p. 42
3. A. Soldatov, Yiddish-Russian on-line dictionary, the letter Khof
4. News: Steinberg . Liz . Chremslach: One Family's Little-known Food That Won a National Spelling Bee . 10 February 2022 . Haaretz . May 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021075508/https://www.haaretz.com/food/chremslach-spelling-bee-and-family-tradition-1.5389421 . 21 October 2020 . dead.