Chremslach (Yiddish: כרעמזלעך, IPA: [ˈχrɛmzləχ]; singular chremsl or khremzl, Yiddish: כרעמזל, IPA: [ˈχrɛmzl̩]), is a Jewish food eaten on Passover. Chremslach are small thick pancakes or fritters made of potato or matzah meal. Chremslach can also be more dessert-like, including ingredients like dried fruit and nuts.
Similar dishes, or even the same, have different names. Balkan Jews use the Ladino term bimuelos "fritters", cognate with Spanish buñuelos.
See also
External links
- Passover chremslach Archived 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 1 May 2009
- Russian recipe for chremslach (хремзлах) (in Russian). Retrieved on 1 May 2009
