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Help[Facts] Kreplach
in reply to a message by Daividh
Oy, and he turns to meeeeee for the meaning of "kreplach"? Nu? :)
Growing up in Noo Yawk, I have always been told by my wise elders that "kreplach" means "little hats" -- and these dumplings are indeed shaped like little, three-cornered hats. But I think that etymology is just a bubbe meiseh -- an old wive's tale -- and that the Yiddish word "kreplach" is probably derived from a German word meaning "pastry".
Another bubbe meiseh surrounding the origin of the word "kreplach" is that it is actually a made-up word taken from three letters of the three Hebrew holidays on which kreplach is traditionally served: Yom Kippur (K), Rosh Hashanah (R), and Purim (P)=KR'P(lach)
And while you're searching the 'net for tasty holiday recipes, Daividh, don't forget to look for latkes. This is, after all, the sixth night of Hanukkah. :)
-- Nanaea
Growing up in Noo Yawk, I have always been told by my wise elders that "kreplach" means "little hats" -- and these dumplings are indeed shaped like little, three-cornered hats. But I think that etymology is just a bubbe meiseh -- an old wive's tale -- and that the Yiddish word "kreplach" is probably derived from a German word meaning "pastry".
Another bubbe meiseh surrounding the origin of the word "kreplach" is that it is actually a made-up word taken from three letters of the three Hebrew holidays on which kreplach is traditionally served: Yom Kippur (K), Rosh Hashanah (R), and Purim (P)=KR'P(lach)
And while you're searching the 'net for tasty holiday recipes, Daividh, don't forget to look for latkes. This is, after all, the sixth night of Hanukkah. :)
-- Nanaea
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