Kugel

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kugel

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary ingredients?Egg noodles (lokshen) or grated potatoes, bound with eggs
2. What is the culinary origin?Traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine
3. Why do families bake kugel for the Sabbath?Because cooking is not allowed on the Sabbath, kugel can be made ahead and kept warm, so everyone can enjoy it without cooking on that day.
4. What ingredients are used in kugel?It is usually made with egg noodles (lokshen) or grated potatoes, plus eggs, and sometimes sweet versions use sugar.

Ashkenazi Jewish: A cultural and ethnic subgroup of Jews originating from Central and Eastern Europe.
Lokshen: Yiddish term for egg noodles, a foundational ingredient in many kugel recipes.
Sabbath (Shabbat): The weekly day of rest and spiritual observance in Judaism, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
Diaspora: The dispersion of any people from their original homeland.