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Hamantasch
hamantaschen, hamentashen, oznei haman, אוזן המן
A hamantash (pl. hamantashen; also spelled hamantasch, hamantaschen; yiddish: המן־טאַש homentash, pl. המן־טאַשן homentashn, 'haman pockets') is an ashkenazi jewish triangular filled-pocket pastry, associated with the jewish holiday of purim. the name refers to haman, the villain in the purim story. in hebrew, hamantashen are also known as אוזני המן (oznei haman) meaning "haman's ears". "haman's ears" also refers to a sephardic purim pastry, "orejas de haman," thought to originate in spain and italy, that is made by frying twisted or rolled strips of dough. traditionally, the dough for hamantashen was made with yeast. with the invention of baking powder during the 1840s and its wide adopt...
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