Teiglach , also spelled taiglach or teglach (, singular teigel, literally "little dough") are small, knotted pastries boiled in a

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ed syrup. They are a traditional

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History

Teiglach date back to the times of the Romans who made strips of fried dough in honey called vermiculi.

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adopted the dish but it disappeared from their repertoire in the

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. In the 12th century Franco-German rabbis mentioned eating a dish of fried or baked strips of dough covered in honey called ''vermesel'' or ''verimlish'' at the beginning of the Sabbath meal. The name went through changes, being called ''gremsel'' and then ''chremsel'' in Eastern Europe. It is popular on Rosh Hashanah, when it is traditional to eat sweet foods made with honey to usher in a sweet new year. Teiglach boiled in honey

References

External links

JoyofKosher.com: Teiglach Recipe and Video

RecipeLink.com: Teiglach

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