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Kreplach (sing. ?????, krepl) are small dumpling
Dumpling

Dumplings, as defined in a standard English dictionary, fall in two main categories: these are either "piece[s] of dough, sometimes filled, that are cooked in liquid such as water or soup" or alternatively "sweetened dough wrapped around fruit, such as an apple, baked and served as a dessert." More generally, dumplings may be any of a wi...
s filled with ground meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
, mashed potatoes or another filling, usually boiled and served in chicken soup
Chicken soup

Chicken soup is a soup made by boiling chicken parts and/or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup consists of a clear broth, often served with small pieces of chicken or vegetables, or with noodles or dumplings, or grains such as rice and barley....
. They are similar to Italian ravioli
Ravioli

Ravioli is a type of filled pasta composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough. The word ravioli is reminiscent of the Italian language verb ravvolgere , though the two words are not etymologically connected....
 and Chinese wonton
Wonton

A wonton is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines....
s. In many Ashkenazi homes, kreplach are served at the pre-fast meal before Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur , also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are Atonement in Judaism and Repentance in Judaism....
, on Hoshana Raba, and on Purim
Purim

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman 's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Hebrew Bible Book of Esther ....
. Some Ashkenazi communities eat a cheese filled version on the Shavuot
Shavuot

is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan . Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day Names of God in Judaism#In English gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai....
 holiday, when dairy dishes are traditionally served.







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Kreplach (sing. ?????, krepl) are small dumpling
Dumpling

Dumplings, as defined in a standard English dictionary, fall in two main categories: these are either "piece[s] of dough, sometimes filled, that are cooked in liquid such as water or soup" or alternatively "sweetened dough wrapped around fruit, such as an apple, baked and served as a dessert." More generally, dumplings may be any of a wi...
s filled with ground meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
, mashed potatoes or another filling, usually boiled and served in chicken soup
Chicken soup

Chicken soup is a soup made by boiling chicken parts and/or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup consists of a clear broth, often served with small pieces of chicken or vegetables, or with noodles or dumplings, or grains such as rice and barley....
. They are similar to Italian ravioli
Ravioli

Ravioli is a type of filled pasta composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough. The word ravioli is reminiscent of the Italian language verb ravvolgere , though the two words are not etymologically connected....
 and Chinese wonton
Wonton

A wonton is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines....
s. In many Ashkenazi homes, kreplach are served at the pre-fast meal before Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur , also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are Atonement in Judaism and Repentance in Judaism....
, on Hoshana Raba, and on Purim
Purim

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman 's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Hebrew Bible Book of Esther ....
. Some Ashkenazi communities eat a cheese filled version on the Shavuot
Shavuot

is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan . Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day Names of God in Judaism#In English gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai....
 holiday, when dairy dishes are traditionally served.

See also

  • Pierogi
    Pierogi

    Pierogi , from the Proto-Slavic "pir" , is the name most commonly used in English speaking areas to refer to a variety of Slavic peoples semicircular boiled dumplings of Leavening dough stuffed with varying ingredients....
  • Maultasche
    Maultasche

    Maultaschen are a swabia specialty food, consisting of an outer layer of pasta dough with a filling traditionally made of minced meat, spinach, bread crumbs and onions and flavored with various spices....
  • Kalduny
    Kalduny

    Kalduny or kolduny are stuffed dumplings made of unleavened dough in Belarusian cuisine, Lithuanian cuisine, and Polish cuisine cuisines, akin to the Russian cuisine pelmeni and the Ukrainian cuisine vareniki....
  • Manti
    Manti

    Manti, also manty, mantu, mantou, or manties , are a type of dumpling in Turkish cuisine and various Central Asian and Caucasus cuisines, closely related to the east Asian baozi and Mandu ....
  • Mandu (dumpling)
    Mandu (dumpling)

    Mandu are dumplings in Korean cuisine. First brought to Korea by the Mongols, they are similar to what are called pelmeni and pierogi in some Slavic peoples cultures....
  • Khinkali
    Khinkali

    Khinkali are Georgia dumplings filled with various fillings such as mushrooms or greens, however usually spiced meat with onions and garlic. They are eaten plain, or with coarse black pepper....
  • Baozi
    Baozi

    A baozi or simply known as bao, bau, nunu, pow is a type of steaming, filled bun or bread-like item in various Chinese cuisines, as there is much variation as to the fillings and the preparations....
  • Guotie
  • Jiaozi
    Jiaozi

    Jiaozi , gyoza , or pot sticker is a Cuisine of China dumpling, widely popular in Mainland China and Japan as well as outside of East Asia, particularly in North America....
  • Tortellini
    Tortellini

    Tortellini is a variety of ring-shaped pasta. They are typically stuffed with a mix of meat . Originally from the Italy region of Emilia , they are usually served in broth, with cream, or sometimes with a rag?....
  • Gyoza
  • Vareniki
    Vareniki

    Varenyky or vareniki are a kind of stuffed dumpling associated with Ukrainian cuisine. Some variants are also found in Belarusian cuisine , Russian cuisine , Lithuanian cuisine and Polish cuisine cooking....


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