Definition of the Month! Oye!

[furrbear]

From the NPR story "A Mission To Save Real Jewish Delis, A Dying Breed":

Schmaltz: Fat, most often chicken fat, rendered during the making of soup, cooled, and used for cooking, flavoring, or as an aphrodisiac to attract Jewish men.

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[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

I've never had chicken soup with matzoh balls from a proper Jewish Deli.

I'm so ashamed.