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krembo

krembo noun: a chocolate teacake popular in Israel.

krembo: a chocolate teacake popular in Israel
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Noun

krembo (plural krembos)

  1. A chocolate teacake popular in Israel.
    • My choice to substitute an Israeli sweet for a British sweet was regarded by some with derision. At the same time others, familiar with both Israeli and British cultures, have applauded this same choice, agreeing with me that sherbet lemons and krembos have similar cultural significance: sweets...2014, Gili Bar-Hillel, “Bridging the Gastronomical Divide in Translating Children’s Literature”, in Bridget Carrington, Jennifer Harding, editors, Feast or Famine? Food and Children’s Literature...
    • Dip chilled krembos in the chocolate (or just get messy and pour it on top) and sprinkle with extra pistachios.2016, Amy Kritzer, “[Latkes, Egg Creams, Kugel, and More!] Pistachio-Chocolate Krembos”, in Sweet Noshings: New Twists on Traditional Jewish Desserts (What Jew Wanna Eat), New York, N.Y.: Rock Point...

Examples of krembo in a sentence

  • Substitute white chocolate for the bittersweet chocolate, and finish the krembos with more crumbled dehydrated raspberries and some optional chopped unsalted pistachios.2016 October, Uri Scheft with Raquel Pelzel, “[Sweets & Cookies] Raspberry Krembos”, in Breaking Breads: A New World of Israeli Baking, New...
  • The chocolate krembos, reminiscent of a deluxe Mallomar, are a must.2023 February 8, Joshua Jongsma, “Super Bowl essentials: Your ultimate food guide for North Jersey”, in Herald News, Woodland Park, N.J....

Forms of krembo

pluralkrembos

Origin of krembo

From Hebrew קְרֶמְבּוֹ (krembo), from קְרֵם (k'rem, “cream”) + בּוֹ (bo, “in it”). The name was coined by the first manufacturer, the Whitman Company.

Questions about krembo

What does krembo mean?
Krembo means a chocolate teacake popular in Israel.
How do you use krembo in a sentence?
Substitute white chocolate for the bittersweet chocolate, and finish the krembos with more crumbled dehydrated raspberries and some optional chopped unsalted pistachios.
What part of speech is krembo?
Krembo is a noun.
What is the plural of krembo?
The plural of krembo is krembos.

Words near krembo in the dictionary

  1. Krejcis
  2. krekhts
  3. Kreklow
  4. Krell
  5. Krells
  6. krembo
  7. krembos
  8. Kremenchuk
  9. Kremenets
  10. Kremer
  11. Kremers

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