What are kneidlech and kreplach?

Chicken soup at B & K. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Problem
For a long time I could not remember which was kneidlech and which was kreplach, as they both go in soup and both start with k and end with ech or ach. Then one day I thought of the French word crepe and it becomae easy to remember which was which.

Glossary
kneidlech - dumplings
kreplach - like a filled crepe or pancake with edges pinched together, pasta envelopes containing meat.

What language is that? Yiddish, which is a mixture of German and Hebrew. Some say it's German written in Hebrew letters.

Similar - ravioli (Italian)

I read the wikipedia article on kneidlach and was surprised to learn that dumplings in chicken soup can be made using chicken fat. There's a use for something which might otherwise be thrown away - or drained off the soup.

Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreplach

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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