kugel
Jewish noodle casserole
Kugel is a baked Jewish dish, traditionally a casserole of noodles or potatoes bound with eggs.
Noodle kugel is often sweetened with sugar, raisins, or cinnamon; potato kugel is savory.
The dish appears at Sabbath meals and holidays: My grandmother's kugel was the highlight of every Passover.
The word is Yiddish, from German for "ball" or "sphere."
Slow-cooked oven dish
- noodleLong thin pasta strand
- puddingCreamy thickened sweet dish
- bakeCook using dry heat
- potatoEdible underground tuber
side · potluck · recipe · oven · custard · dairy · egg · traditional
Simply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- heartyWarm and substantial
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
cozy · nostalgic · grandmother · potluck · casserole · homemade · soothing · filling
Jewish weekly rest day
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- gefilteFilled, in Yiddish
- latkesFried shredded potato cakes
- challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
seder · brisket · matzah · synagogue · rabbi · menorah · bubbe · shtetl
Edible underground tuber
- onionPungent layered bulb
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- saltSodium chloride compound
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
egg · schmaltz · caramelized · crispy · golden · browned · shredded · grated
casserole
Slow-cooked oven dish
potato · side · potluck · recipe · oven · custard · dairy · egg · traditional · carbohydrate
homestyle
Simply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- heartyWarm and substantial
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
satisfying · cozy · nostalgic · grandmother · potluck · casserole · homemade · soothing · filling · traditional
shabbat
Jewish weekly rest day
challah · seder · brisket · matzah · synagogue · rabbi · menorah · bubbe · shtetl · mitzvah
potato
Edible underground tuber
pepper · egg · schmaltz · caramelized · crispy · golden · browned · shredded · grated · seasoning
noodle
Long thin pasta strand
vanilla · apple · pineapple · apricot · custard · dessert · caramelized · golden · butter · honey
shabbat
Jewish weekly rest day
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
family · tradition · festive · observance · ceremony · blessing · table · meal · guest · hosting
- Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
- AshkenaziYiddish, shtetl, klezmer, gefilte fish, challah
- Jewish Americanabagels, lox, challah, matzo ball soup, brisket
- Jewish baked goodsbabka, bagel, bialy, challah, hamantaschen
- Jewish foodbagel, challah, brisket, matzo ball soup, latke
- Eastern European Jewsshtetl, shtetls, Yiddish, Pale of Settlement, Ashkenazi
- noodle kugelJewish baked pasta dish