Shkedei marak

Shkedei marak (Hebrew: שקדי מרק‎, literally soup almonds), known as mandlakh 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.[2] 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.

Shkedei marak

Alternative names	Soup mandel
Place of origin	Israel
Main ingredients	Flour, palm oil
Cookbook: Shkedei marak

Etymology

The word mandlach is the plural diminutive of mandel, which means "almond" in German and Yiddish. The word "shkedei" is the plural form of "shaked", which means "almond" in Hebrew, and "marak" is the Hebrew word for soup.

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 food companies, such as Vita and Knorr.[3] Davidovich Bakery & Sons located near Haifa also produces and packages soup almonds under a variety of brand names.[4] Over the years, food companies have experimented with different shapes for shkedei marak, including stars, rings, and little fish.[5] In addition to their use in soups, shkedei marak are eaten plain as a snack food.

References

Shkedei marak marketed as Soup Mandel in the U.S. Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
Falafel Nation: Cuisine and the Making of National Identity in Israel, Yael Raviv
Shkedei marak: a new Knorr product
Davidovich Bakery & Sons Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine: company web site
Fish-shaped mini mandels Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine on Osem web site (type "mandel" in search field)

External links

Osem website

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