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Best Shkedei marak in Toronto
“Crisp mini croutons that defy their 'almond' name—pure golden squares of flour and oil, parve enough for any soup.”
What the real thing tastes like
Shkedei marak (Hebrew: שקדי מרק, lit. 'soup almonds'), known as mandlakh (Yiddish: מאַנדלאַך or מאַנדלעך, lit. 'little almonds') in Yiddish, or as "soup mandels" or "soup nuts" in the United States, is an Israeli food product consisting of crisp mini crouton used as a soup accompaniment. Shkedei marak are small yellow squares made from flour and palm oil. As a parve product, they can be used in either meat or cream soups. Despite the name, they contain no almonds.
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Shkedei marak are small, golden-yellow squares that live at the bottom of your soup bowl—crisp little rafts of flour and palm oil that soften just enough to give way when you bite them. Despite their name meaning 'soup almonds,' there's no almond in sight; what you're getting is pure textural contrast, a parve crouton that slides seamlessly into either meat or cream-based broths without any dietary compromise.
Order it here when it has
- versatile—works with meat or dairy
- no almonds despite the name
- shelf-stable soup companion
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