Shkedei marak

Shkedei marak
Alternative names Soup mandel
Place of origin Israel
Main ingredients Flour, palm oil
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Shkedei marak (Hebrew: שקדי מרק, literally soup almonds), known as mandlach in Yiddish, or as "soup mandels" in the United States,[1] is an Israeli food product consisting of crisp mini croutons used as a soup accompaniment. Shkedei marak are small yellow squares made from flour and palm oil. As a parve product, they can be used in either meat or cream soups. Despite the name, they contain no almonds.

Etymology

The word mandlach is the plural diminutive of mandel, which means "almond" in German and Yiddish.

History

Although today shkedei marak are manufactured, they are based on the homemade crispy-fried squares of dough known as mandlach traditionally served with chicken soup by Ashkenazi Jews.

Marketing

For many years Osem was the exclusive manufacturer of shkedei marak in Israel, but today the product is also marketed by other Israeli food companies, such as Vita and Knorr.[2] Davidovich Bakery & Sons located near Haifa also produces and packages soup almonds under a variety of brand names.[3] Over the years, food companies have experimented with different shapes for shkedei marak, including stars, rings, and little fish.[4] Today only the original squares survive. In addition to their use in soups, shkedei marak are eaten plain as a snack food and sometimes also with yogurt.

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