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{{Short description|Small pellet-shaped or flake-shaped pasta}}
{{about|the Jewish pasta|the puppet character used in Nestlé advertising|Farfel the Dog}}
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[[File:A tray of matzah and mushroom farfel served on Passover.jpg|alt=A tray of matzah and mushroom farfel served on Passover|thumb|266x266px|A tray of [[matzah]] and [[mushroom]] farfel served on [[Passover]]]]
'''Farfel''' ([[Yiddish]]: פֿאַרפֿל, ''farfl''; from [[Middle High German]] ''varveln'') is small pellet- or flake-shaped [[pasta]] used in [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jewish cuisine]]. It is made from a [[Jewish egg noodle]] dough and is frequently toasted before being cooked. It can be served in [[soup]]s or as a [[side dish]]. In the United States, it can also be found pre-packaged as [[egg barley]].<ref>[[Joan Nathan|Nathan, Joan]]. ''Jewish Cooking in America'', Knopf: New York. 1994 (Pp. 286-87)</ref>

During the Jewish holiday of [[Passover]], when dietary laws pertaining to grains are observed, "[[matzah]] farfel" takes the place of the egg noodle version. Matzah farfel is simply [[matzah]] broken into small pieces.

The [[Baal Shem Tov]], founder of the [[Hasidic movement]], is said to have eaten farfel every Friday night because the word was similar to the word ''farfaln'' which means "wiped out, over and finished". He considered the noodles symbolic of the end of the old week.<ref>Jewish Soul Food: Traditional Fare and What it Means, Carol Ungar, Brandeis University Press, 2005, pg 25</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ptitim]] 
*[[Lokshen]]
*[[Çorbalık kesme]]
*[[Tarhonya]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.foodsubs.com/Crumbs.html The Cook's Thesaurus: Crumbs] (8th photo)

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