لکاچ
Sign in to saveLekach is a honey-sweetened cake made by Jews, especially for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Known in Hebrew as (, ), it is mainly eaten in Israel by Israeli Jews and Jewish people all over the world who know it by its Yiddish name, (), phono-semantically matched in Hebrew as [ugat] lekakh (, ) influenced by the Biblical association of teaching with honey. It is traditionally eaten at Rosh Hashanah in hopes of ensuring a sweet New Year. It is also customary to ask for and receive a honey cake on Erev Yom Kippur.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Lekach
- Food.image
- Honey Cake.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.alternate_name
- Ugat Dvash, Honey Cake
- Food.country
- Israel, Jewish Diaspora
- Food.region
- Ashkenazi Communities of Eastern Europe
- Food.creator
- Ashkenazi People
- Food.course
- Dessert
- Food.type
- Cake
- Food.served
- Room temperature
- Food.main_ingredient
- Rye flour, honey, spices, baking powder
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- food
- Has part
- honey
- Country of origin
- Ashkenazi Jews
- Image
- Honey Cake.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lekach
- cuisine
- Jewish cuisine
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