A traditional Jewish Ashkenazi dish, this potato kugel recipe is the most mouth watering version I have ever tasted. Fluffy and delicious inside, with a crispy golden crust, it is how potato kugel is supposed to taste!Jump to RecipePotato Kugel OriginsMy grandparents grew up in Romania, many of my friends grandparents were Polish and Hungarian. We all grew up eating potato kugel. Most of our grandparents grew up in very simple living conditions, and potatoes were relatively cheap and filling. All week long, they ate potatoes, but when the Sabbath came, they wanted to elevate the dish and so the potato kugel recipe was born. Adding eggs, oil and spices transformed the utilitarian and practical potato.My bubby & zaidy spoke Yiddish, a West Germanic language used by Eastern European Jews. Kugel in German means ball or sphere, which was the shape of kugel in its early years. Kugel is best described as a casserole, or what the English refer to as puddings.Simple Cooking, Exquisite ResultsWh...
