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Purim

Three-cornered filled pastries, gifts of food to friends and a festive meal with wine.

Photo: Unknown author, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Purim

Purim celebrates the rescue of the Jews of Persia told in the Book of Esther. Two of its four duties are about food: sending portions of food to friends, and sitting down to a festive meal in the afternoon, with wine. The best-known treat is the hamantash, a three-cornered pastry filled with poppy seed, prune or jam. Kreplach, small meat dumplings, are served in soup. Many communities bake a long braided challah for the meal.

The dishes

HamantashThree-cornered filled pastry, the sweet of Purim.ChallahA long braided loaf is baked for the feast.WineDrinking at the meal is part of the day.

Also part of it, and being written: Kreplach (Meat dumplings in soup, eaten at the Purim meal.).

More dishes made for Purim

PuriVegan 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreUnleavened wheat flatbread, deep-fried until puffed and golden Bread, Breakfast, Snacks Ma'amoulVegetarianمعمول 🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreSemolina cookies filled with dates or nuts, shaped in moulds for festive occasions Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time Shirin poloVegetarian 🇮🇷 IranPersian rice pilaf with saffron, nuts, and dried fruits for festive occasions Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Purim" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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