Teiglach , also spelled taiglach or teglach ( yi, טייגלעך, singular teigel, literally "little dough") are small, knotted pastries boiled in a

honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

ed syrup. They are a traditional

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treat for

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History

Teiglach date back to the times of the Romans who made strips of fried dough in honey called vermiculi.

Italian Jews Italian Jews ( it, Ebrei Italiani, he, יהודים איטלקים ''Yehudim Italkim'') or Roman Jews ( it, Ebrei Romani, he, יהודים רומים ''Yehudim Romim'') can be used in a broad sense to mean all Jews living in or with roots in I ...

adopted the dish but it disappeared from their repertoire in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

. In the 12th century Franco-German rabbis mentioned eating a dish of fried or baked strips of dough covered in honey called ''vermesel'' or ''verimlish'' at the beginning of the Sabbath meal. The name went through changes, being called ''gremsel'' and then ''chremsel'' in Eastern Europe. It is popular on Rosh Hashanah, when it is traditional to eat sweet foods made with honey to usher in a sweet new year.

References

External links

JoyofKosher.com: Teiglach Recipe and Video

RecipeLink.com: Teiglach

recipe * Finkel, Sara (1989). ''Classic Kosher Cooking''. Southfield, Mich.:Targum Press Inc. Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine Cookies {{Jewish-cuisine-stub