At Hanukkah, children are given this candy treat to play dreidel with.
Chocolate Maccabees
Dreidel Oodles
Chocolate Gelt
Chocolate Mashuga Nuts
The color and texture of this sweet paste eaten at Passover Seder is meant to recall mortar, the mud used to make adobe bricks which the Israelites used when enslaved in Ancient Egypt.
Kasha
Charoset
While Shavuot, the springtime feast of weeks, is a holiday that celebrates the giving of the 10 Commandments, it is also a holiday that celebrates the harvest of spring fruits. What kind of cake is traditionally eaten?
Layer Cake
Sponge Cake
Chocolate Cake
Cheesecake
If your mom is complaining about your aunt getting into the schnapps, what should you most likely keep your aunt from doing now?
Eating meat
Driving a car
Baking the sponge cake
Touching the cheese platter
What is Gefilte fish?
Fish breaded with dried challah
Fish stuffed with ground matzah
These thin pancakes, filled with jam or sweet cheese mixture, are pretty much a Jewish crepe.
Fazuelos
Kichels
Cannolis
Blintzes
These unleavened cookies are often your reward for sitting through Passover seder.
Menorah Cookies
Coconut Macaroons
If you, like this dish, feel under appreciated, you may declare “What am I, chopped _____?”
Liver
Schnitzel
Salami
Kishka
These small, knotted pastries that are boiled in honeyed syrup are a treat to ensure a sweet new year at Rosh Hashanah, but are popular at Purim and Sukkoth as well.
Teiglach
Teiglach Kichel
This cookie is like a Jewish biscotti as it is very hard and best served with a hot cup of tea or coffee to dip it in.
Macaroon
Kichel
Mandelbrot
Black and White Cookie
Crisp chicken or goose skin cracklings made with fried onions which are served at Jewish holidays are called what?
Pierogi
Schmaltz
Gribenes
Kreplach
This popular cake gets its name for the Polish word for “grandmother,” most likely because its shape resembles the pleats of a skirt.
Halva
Babka
What would most likely NOT be inside your knish?
Fried onions
Chocolate
Meat
Potatoes
If you are at Katz’s Deli in New York City, what kind of sandwich should you order?
BLT
Grilled Cheese
Chicken Curry
Pastrami
This ring shaped bread product has become one of the most popular breakfast items.
Bialy
Bagel
If you have a cold, this soup is often called “Jewish Penicillin.”
Yemenite Soup
Chicken Soup with Kneidlach
Matzah Ball Soup
Meat Borscht
What kind of cake is used to celebrate the Jewish New Year?
Poppy Seed Cake
Honey Apple Cake
Your Bubbe may have warned you to wear ski goggles when preparing this bitter homemade horseradish which is a rabbinical requirement for Passover.
Charoset
Pesach
Maror
Karpas
Put on your Purim costume and enjoy these cookies that are made to resemble the ears of Haman, who is the villain of the Purim story.
Kosher Cookies
Fig Newtons
Macaroon
Hamantaschen
Because Jewish (Halakha) law forbids working, even cooking on the Sabbath, this slow cooking dish was created because it could be prepared before sundown the night before.
Tzimmes
Mandelbrot
Cholent
Kugel
If you are someone who can’t even make rice without burning it, then this traditional rice pilaf dish is for you.
Cholent
Tahdig
Plan on it taking all day to cook these juicy cuts of meat.
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Brisket
These homemade Hanukkah treats are so much better than what you would get from Dunkin’ Donuts.
Sufganiyah
Malawach
Bagel
Kichel
The name of this spicy dish is as fun to say as it is to eat.
Shakshuka
Blini
The shape of this sweet or savory stuffed puff pastry usually reveals whether it has cheese, spinach, or potato inside it.
Lekach
Fazuelos
Borekas
Kichel
This golden ceremonial egg bread is usually braided and it’s suitable name was even a catch phrase for one of the Real Housewives of New York.
Babka
Challah
In Jewish cuisine, if you want to rock a soup, this one can’t be beet.
Solyanka
Couscous
Shchi
Borscht
This casserole is so delicious and sweet it really tastes like you are getting to eat dessert as your main course.
Kugel
Schnitzel
Hamantash
Knish
Passover honors the exodus from Egypt and the Bible explains that the Israelites left Egypt in such a hurry that they couldn’t wait for the bread dough to rise. Therefore, they eat this unleavened bread during this time.
Blini
Matzo
Falafel
Bagel
Traditionally served on a bagel with cream cheese, what is lox?
Chopped liver
Brined salmon
Ground chickpeas
Poached whitefish
This crescent shaped pastry can have a variety of tasty fillings including raisins, chocolate, cinnamon, or walnuts.
Rugelach
Macaroon
Lekach
Babka
What is the name for tasty fried pancakes of grated potato, flour, and egg?
Pierogi
Latkes
Babka
Schnitzel
In an episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry stole a loaf of this bread from an old lady after she got the last one from the bakery.
Showbread
Rye
Pumpernickel
Challah
This sweet stew made from carrots with dried fruits like prunes is often served on Rosh Hashanah for a sweet new year.
Matzah Ball
Tzimmes
Kugel
Cholent
What is a sausage stuffed with meat and grain called?
Gribenes
Cepelinai
Knish
Kishka
Let's Explore
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Eager to Try
Judging by your answers, you are not very familiar with Jewish cuisine yet. Many names seem strange and unusual to you, not to mention the dishes themselves. You know the traditional and most popular options-hummus, falafel and shakshuka. But Jewish cuisine is not so simple, it may surprise you! Send this quiz to your friends, let's see if they can do it better!
Shakshuka Enthusiast
Judging by your answers, you are still very familiar with Jewish cuisine. You know not only the traditional and most popular dishes. For example, hummus, falafel, or shakshuka. But also those that few people have heard of. At the same time, you are always ready to try something new from what this unique cuisine can offer you! Send this quiz to your friends, let's see if they can do it better!