noun
schmaltz
Rendered chicken or goose fat used in Jewish cooking.
She cooked the onions in schmaltz.
Etymology
The Yiddish word directly names rendered fat. English borrowed it especially for the chicken or goose fat used in Jewish cooking.
More examples
- The recipe called for rendered chicken schmaltz.
- A small jar of schmaltz stood in the refrigerator.
- He used schmaltz to add flavor to the dish.
Forms
schmaltz
Similar words
- lard
- Lard is rendered pork fat; schmaltz is rendered poultry fat.
- drippings
- Drippings come from cooking meat; schmaltz is specifically rendered chicken or goose fat.