Friday, November 21, 2014

word of the day: knaidel

The word of the day is knaidel:

a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
< Yiddish kneydl dumpling; compare Middle High German knödel lump, ovary of a flower, German Knödel dumpling (dictionary.com)


"chopped liver first or herring or eggs and onions,
then matzo-ball soup or noodle or knaidel, followed by
roast veal or boiled beef and horseradish..."

 - Gerald Stern, "The world we should have stayed in", 6 October 2014 The New Yorker

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