Kugel means ball in German, and may have originally referred to casseroles served in round pans.
Today kugels are served at many traditional holiday and Shabbat meals.
Try these kugel recipes at your table.
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Sweet:
Cakey Crunch Sweet Potato Kugel
Savory:
Salt and Pepper Spaghetti Squash Kugel
kugel
Prounounced: KOO-gull (oo as in book), Origin: Yiddish, traditional Ashkenazi casserole frequently made with egg noodles or potatoes.
Shabbat
Pronounced: shuh-BAHT or shah-BAHT, Origin: Hebrew, the Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.
