Poultry
Israeli Schnitzel
שניצל
Israel
A breaded and fried chicken or turkey breast cutlet, brought to Israel by Ashkenazi Jews and adapted with sesame seeds and paprika in the coating.
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What it is
A closer look at Israeli Schnitzel.
A breaded and fried chicken or turkey breast cutlet, brought to Israel by Ashkenazi Jews and adapted with sesame seeds and paprika in the coating.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Pounded thin, breaded in sesame or panko, and always wider than the pita it ends up in; served with fries, hummus and amba by default.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Israeli Schnitzel.
Israel
Country-wide tradition
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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