Alternative names | Schalet |
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Type | Sabbath stew |
Place of origin | France[1] |
Created by | Ashkenazi Jews |
Main ingredients | Whole grains, meat, beans, potatoes |
Cholent or Schalet (Yiddish: טשאָלנט, romanized: tsholnt) is a traditional slow-simmering Sabbath stew in Jewish cuisine that was developed by Ashkenazi Jews first in France and later Germany,[1] and is first mentioned in the 12th century.[2] It is related to and is thought to have been derived from hamin, a similar Sabbath stew that emerged in Spain among Sephardic Jews and made its way to France by way of Provence.[1]