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Schmaltz
Rendered chicken or goose fat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about cooking fat. For the brewery, see Shmaltz Brewing Company. For the surname, see Schmaltz (surname).
"Schmalz" redirects here. For the Canadian ice hockey administrator, see Tubby Schmalz.
Schmaltz (also spelled schmalz or shmalz) is rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat. It is an integral part of traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, where it has been used for centuries in a wide array of dishes, such as chicken soup, latkes, matzah brei, chopped liver, matzah balls, fried chicken, and many others, as a cooking fat, spread, or flavor enhancer.[4][5]
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![]() Schmaltz derived from goose fat | |
Type | Cooking fat or spread |
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Region or state | Jewish communities in central and eastern Europe,[1] eventually international adoption |
Created by | Ashkenazi Jews |
Main ingredients | Fat (chicken, goose, or duck) |
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Quick Facts Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz), Energy ...
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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Energy | 3,767 kJ (900 kcal) |
0 g | |
99.8 g | |
Saturated | 30 g |
Monounsaturated | 45 g |
Polyunsaturated | 21 g |
0 g | |
Other constituents | Quantity |
Cholesterol | 85 mg |
Vitamin E | 2.7 mg |
Selenium | 0.2 mg |
Fat percentage can vary. | |
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[2] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[3] |
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