Cholent

hamin, chamin, chovlent

Cholent (yiddish: טשאָלנט, romanized: tsholnt or tshulnt) or hamin (hebrew: חמין) is a traditional jewish stew. it is usually simmered overnight for 12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on shabbat (the sabbath). cholent was developed over the centuries to conform with jewish laws that prohibit cooking on the sabbath. the pot is brought to a boil on friday before the sabbath begins, and kept on a blech or hotplate, or left in a slow oven or electric slow cooker, until the following day. cholent originated in ancient judea, possibly as far back as the second temple period, and over the centuries various jewish diaspora communities created their own variations of the dish. there are many va...

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