 Shkedei marak | |
| Alternative names | Soup mandel |
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| Place of origin | Israel |
| Main ingredients | Flour,palm oil |
Shkedei marak (Hebrew:שקדי מרק,lit. 'soup almonds'), known asmandlakh (Yiddish:מאַנדלאַך or מאַנדלעך,lit. 'little almonds') inYiddish, or as "soup mandels" or "soup nuts" in the United States,[1][2] is anIsraeli food product consisting of crisp minicrouton used as a soup accompaniment.[3] Shkedei marak are small yellow squares made fromflour andpalm oil. As aparve product, they can be used in either meat or cream soups. Despite the name, they contain no almonds.
The wordmandlach is the plural diminutive ofmandel, which means "almond" inGerman and Yiddish. The word "shkedei" is the plural form of "shaked", which means "almond" inHebrew, and "marak" is the Hebrew word forsoup.
Although todayshkedei marak are manufactured, they are based on the homemade crispy-fried squares of dough known asmandlach traditionally served withchicken soup byAshkenazi Jews.
For many yearsOsem was the exclusive manufacturer ofshkedei marak in Israel, but today the product is also marketed by other food companies, such asVita andKnorr.[4] Davidovich Bakery & Sons located near Haifa also produces and packages soup almonds under a variety of brand names.[5] Over the years, food companies have experimented with different shapes forshkedei marak, including stars, rings, and little fish.[6] In addition to their use in soups,shkedei marak are eaten plain as asnack food.
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