Kreplach
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "check for unknown parameters". Kreplach (from Template:Langx) are small dumplings in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine filled with ground meat, mashed potatoes or another filling, usually boiled and served in chicken soup, though they may also be served fried.[1] They are similar to other types of dumpling, such as Polish pierogi, Polish and Ukrainian uszka, Russian pelmeni, Italian ravioli or tortellini, German Maultaschen, and Chinese jiaozi and wonton. The dough is traditionally made of flour, water and eggs, kneaded and rolled out into thin sheets. Some modern-day cooks use frozen dough sheets or wonton wrappers.[2] Ready-made kreplach are also sold in the kosher freezer section of supermarkets.
History
In Ashkenazi Jewish homes, kreplach are traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah, at the pre-fast meal before Yom Kippur, and on Hoshana Rabbah and Simchat Torah.[1][3] According to Kabbalah, it is customary for kreplach to be eating during the aforementioned observances as they are considered days of judgment, when divine mercy is sought. The meat is said to symbolize the attribute of strict justice, while the white dough represents kindness and divine compassion. In this way, Ashkenazi Jews symbolically ask God to envelop the severity of judgment with mercy.[4]
Kreplach with vegetarian or dairy fillings are also eaten on Purim because the hidden nature of the kreplach interior mimics the "hidden" nature of the Purim miracle.[5] In many communities, meat-filled kreplach are served on Purim. A variety with a sweet cheese filling is served as a starter or main dish in dairy meals, specifically on Shavuot. Fried kreplach are also a popular dish on Chanukah because they are fried in oil, which references the oil miracle of Chanukah.[6]
Stuffed pasta may have migrated from Venice to the Ashkenazi Jews in Germany during the 14th century.[7][6]
Name
The Yiddish word Script error: No such module "Lang". kreplekh or Script error: No such module "Lang". kreplakh (properly transliterated as qreplekh and qreplakh) is the plural of krepl, a diminutive of krap, which comes from Yiddish's ancestor language Middle High German, where Script error: No such module "Lang". meant "a piece of pastry".
From the same source come the German Script error: No such module "Lang". ("deep-fried pastry") and its East Central German dialectal variant Script error: No such module "Lang"., as well the Silesian Script error: No such module "Lang". ("doughnut").
By folk etymology, the name has been sometimes explained as standing for the initials of three Jewish holidays which are not real holidays; therefore the meat is covered in dough: K for (Eve of Yom) Kippur, R for (Hoshaana) Rabbah, and P for Purim, which together form the word KReP. However, this hypothesis ignores that Kippur is spelled with a כִּ (kaf) and kreplach with a ק (qof).[8]
Shape
Some cooks use a square of dough that is filled and folded into triangles. Others use rounds of dough resulting in a crescent shape, or two squares of dough.[9]
See also
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References
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- ↑ a b Claudia Roden, The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand and Vilna to the Present Day, Penguin Books, 1999, p. 77-78. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Quick and Easy Kreplach Recipe Template:Webarchive | MavenMall
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- ↑ Kreplach: The parcels packed with history
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