: square or triangular dumplings filled with ground meat or cheese, boiled or fried, and usually served in soup
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The kreplach is the Jewish element that brings everything together.
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Katie Chang, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
For a heartier spin on Jewish penicillin, add egg noodles, white rice, or kreplach, dumplings made with ground beef and onion, to the chicken broth for $1.
—Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 24 Jan. 2018
Last week, the store’s shelves were starting to look empty — but most were still laden with frozen beef kreplach, rows of cereal and oatmeal and neatly arranged vegetables under bright white fluorescent lights.
—Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2018
Located in the former Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. space at the Hooks Village complex, the Essen Room is fueled by good old-fashioned values, starting with the onsite cooking of such deli staples as knishes, kreplach and kugel.
—Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 10 Jan. 2018
In one grouping, the diners — of Irish, German, Polish, Mexican, Cambodian and Italian descents — talked about a dumpling being a universal food, with multiple cultures having a version: pierogi, ravioli, empanadas, kreplach.
—Natalie Pompilio, The Seattle Times, 24 June 2017
The dish evolved, spread from Italian shores, and gave rise to countless forms around the world: as kreplach for Rosh Hashanah, say, or breaded and deep-fried in St. Louis.
—Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2017
Katie Chang, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
For a heartier spin on Jewish penicillin, add egg noodles, white rice, or kreplach, dumplings made with ground beef and onion, to the chicken broth for $1.
—Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 24 Jan. 2018
Last week, the store’s shelves were starting to look empty — but most were still laden with frozen beef kreplach, rows of cereal and oatmeal and neatly arranged vegetables under bright white fluorescent lights.
—Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2018
Located in the former Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. space at the Hooks Village complex, the Essen Room is fueled by good old-fashioned values, starting with the onsite cooking of such deli staples as knishes, kreplach and kugel.
—Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 10 Jan. 2018
In one grouping, the diners — of Irish, German, Polish, Mexican, Cambodian and Italian descents — talked about a dumpling being a universal food, with multiple cultures having a version: pierogi, ravioli, empanadas, kreplach.
—Natalie Pompilio, The Seattle Times, 24 June 2017
The dish evolved, spread from Italian shores, and gave rise to countless forms around the world: as kreplach for Rosh Hashanah, say, or breaded and deep-fried in St. Louis.
—Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2017
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