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
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B & K Salt Beef Bar - Again, Yes, Again

Problem

Where can we go which we are sure we will enjoy?

Answer
B and K shalt beef bar in Hatch End.

We ordered the lokshen soup with kreplach for starter for one person. The other had the mixed hors d'oeuvres which we shared.

The lokshen soup had only one kreplach (ravioli with p o u l t r y filling). Spell checker prefers poetry. Thank you, spell checker, for the metaphor, but I meant poultry.

By contrast the mixed hors d'oevres seemed a generous portion.

Our main dishes were salt beef sandwich on rye. One person had it with mustard. The other person had it without. I have to say it is better with.

No spare rye bread? The managers did not seem to be around on a Sunday night.

Finally, one piece of chocolate between two of us. I would not say our forks were fighting. We are too polite. Perhaps impatient for our turn. A just right chocolate cake. I would have gone for the healthier apple strudel. But boys will by boys. It was moist and chocolatey.

The chocolate and toothpicks with the bill were a nice touch.

At £35 for two (including a coca cola) it was not madly cheap. On the other hand it was very filling.

The family has another branch in Edgware. We have been going there for years.

B & K SALT BEEF Bar and Restaurant, 11 Lanson House, Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 6LN. Tel: 020 8952 8204.

B & K Salt Beef Bar and Restaurant, 353 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex, HA.

Tel 01923 518 693.

www.bksaltbeefbar.com/history

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