 Shkedei marak | |
| Alternative names | Soup mandel |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Israel |
| Main ingredients | Flour, palm oil |
Shkedei marak (Hebrew: שקדי מרק, lit. 'soup almonds'), known as mandlakh (Yiddish: מאַנדלאַך or מאַנדלעך, lit. 'little almonds') in Yiddish, or as "soup mandels" or "soup nuts" in the United States,[1][2] is an Israeli food product consisting of crisp mini crouton used as a soup accompaniment.[3] 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 marketed as Soup Mandel in the U.S. Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ O'Leary, Joanna (2022-08-22). "Why Jews Are So Obsessed with Soup Nuts". MyJewishLearning.
- ^ Falafel Nation: Cuisine and the Making of National Identity in Israel, Yael Raviv