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Arri London at wrote on 1/22/05 10:12 PM:

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> zuuum wrote:
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>>> Online I did find a few recipes for farfel dishes including farfel
>>> kugel with apples, farfel muffins, and similar.
>>>
>>> So what do I want? I'd like to see some comment on farfel; how it's
>>> used (other than the baked goods), its history, anything to help a
>>> farfel-deprived but otherwise lovable septuagenarian.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -Len
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>> What little I know about falafel is that it is:
>> primarily coarsely ground and seasoned (cumin) chickpeas (garbonzo bean)
>> usually formed into small balls or patties and fried
>> topped with a sauce like yogurt-cucumber-dill
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> LOL The poster was asking about farfel not felafel. Two very different
> foods.
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>> Ashkenazic noodle "farfel, farfl" (from Middle High German varveln) is a
>> different thing.
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> Yes that's what was being asked about.

You know, I wondered how long it would take someone to point out that farfel
could be either matzo or noodles.

My aunt makes egg barley and mushrooms, but calls it "farfel".
She also makes stuffing out of matzo farfel during Passover. Also kugels.

Farfel means "little bits". You need a descriptor to know what kind of
farfel it is, therefore what to do with it.