Jul 23, 2012 21:35
11 yrs ago
Hebrew term
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סאלימאכה
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This is used to refer to a hastily made dough by mixing flour with water in a bucket and boiling it over a campfire.
Is anyone familiar with this term? It sounds to me like Yiddish.
Here is the wider context--
כאשר המים עם הקמח התחילו לרתוח ונעצתי את הכף הראשונה כדי לטעום, נשמע טראך־טה־טה־טה — מטח כדורים חדר לדלי וניקב אותו. ה׳סאלימאכה׳ נשפכה דרך החורים, אך אנו נשארנו שלמים.
Is anyone familiar with this term? It sounds to me like Yiddish.
Here is the wider context--
כאשר המים עם הקמח התחילו לרתוח ונעצתי את הכף הראשונה כדי לטעום, נשמע טראך־טה־טה־טה — מטח כדורים חדר לדלי וניקב אותו. ה׳סאלימאכה׳ נשפכה דרך החורים, אך אנו נשארנו שלמים.
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| 4 +1 | Salamacha |
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Salamacha
As far as I can tell, it's a Slavic (in particular Ukrainian) dish:
Ukrainian:
Соломаха
http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Соломаха
Russian:
Саламата
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Саламата
Polish:
Sołomacha
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sołomacha
It's also mentioned here in the following links:
http://virtuquatuor.free.fr/Food and Drink in Medieval Polan...
...where it is described as "wheat gruel with goosefat".
http://www.ukraine.com/forums/history/3047-end-soviet-union-...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16356184/The-Ukrainian-Weekly-1976...
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The Polish Wikipedia link describes how it is made (in Polish - which I don't speak but here's the gist:)
"The basic ingredient is coarsely ground "sołomachy" buckwheat flour (less flour or rye). It is made from batter that is poured into boiling water and boil, stirring. "
Ukrainian:
Соломаха
http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Соломаха
Russian:
Саламата
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Саламата
Polish:
Sołomacha
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sołomacha
It's also mentioned here in the following links:
http://virtuquatuor.free.fr/Food and Drink in Medieval Polan...
...where it is described as "wheat gruel with goosefat".
http://www.ukraine.com/forums/history/3047-end-soviet-union-...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16356184/The-Ukrainian-Weekly-1976...
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Note added at 46 mins (2012-07-23 22:22:37 GMT)
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The Polish Wikipedia link describes how it is made (in Polish - which I don't speak but here's the gist:)
"The basic ingredient is coarsely ground "sołomachy" buckwheat flour (less flour or rye). It is made from batter that is poured into boiling water and boil, stirring. "
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