Challah/Kitke

My son and daughter-in-law came from London to visit me and brought treats of all types.

They know that I have a strong liking for Challah and brought me a whole loaf.

Challah is a special bread of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions such as the Sabbath and major Jewish holidays.

I know this bread as Kitke.

Taken from a website….

“This seems to be a uniquely South African term, unknown, as far as I am aware, even among other people of Lithuanian descent

South African Jewry originated largely in Jewish immigrants from Lithuania.
( My maternal grandparents!!)

In fact, South African Jews are unaware of the term ‘challah’ until they arrive elsewhere in the Jewish world.”

(True in my case!)

Thank you for my loaf.