What is "kugel"

n. 1 A baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices; a traditional Jewish dish. 2 A traditional house ornament made of glass. 3 (context slang among South Africa Jews English) An overly materialistic and excessively groomed young woman.

Kugel ( kugl, pronounced ) is a baked pudding or casserole, most commonly made from egg noodles (Lokshen kugel) or potato. It is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish, often served on Shabbat and Yom Tov.

Kugel is a traditional Jewish baked dish.

Kugel may also refer to:

• Kugel ball, a sculpture consisting of a large granite ball floating on a thin film of water
• Kugel, a traditional house ornament made of glass, also known as a Friendship ball
• Kugel, a slang term amongst South African Jews for an overly materialistic and excessively groomed young woman

• James Kugel (born 1945), biblical scholar and professor
• Michael Kugel (born 1946), Russian viola player and composer