Schmaltz: what Wikipedia removed
Schmaltz, rendered chicken fat, is a staple of Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine whose place in American Jewish cooking traces to the immigration wave from Eastern Europe. Through 2020 the opening explained that “the Ashkenazi Jews fled escalating antisemitism and persecution in Eastern Europe and sought refuge in the United States.” Today the opening carries neither the word nor the migration story; it survives once in the body. A reader today learns that schmaltz is a traditional Ashkenazi cooking fat and not that its American prominence traces to Jews fleeing antisemitic persecution.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The passage tying schmaltz’s popularity in America to Ashkenazi Jews fleeing antisemitic persecution in Europe is dropped from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2005 (revision 16862212):
Schmaltz is a Yiddish term from the German word Schmalz (pronounced roughly the same), which comes from the word schmelzen , to melt. Schmaltz is rendered animal fat used for food. Schmaltz may be used for frying or spread on bread. It is substituted where ever butter would be used when cooking meat dishes. It is usually made from rendered chicken fat, and also kosher . Schmaltz is slang for money in the Montreal Jewish community. German Schmalz is generally rendered pig or goose fat. Fat from cows is called Talg ( Tallow ) and has a somewhat higher melting point than Schmalz derived from poultry or pigs. Manufacture involves cutting the fatty tissues of the animal to small pieces,melting th…
2025 (revision 1285831746):
Rendered poultry fat This article is about cooking fat. For the brewery, see Shmaltz Brewing Company . For the surname, see Schmaltz (surname) . “Schmalz” redirects here. For the Canadian ice hockey administrator, see Tubby Schmalz . Other constituents Quantity Cholesterol 85 mg Fat percentage can vary. Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults. Schmaltz (also spelled schmalz or shmalz ) is rendered (clarified) chicken or goose fat . It is an integral part of traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine , where it has been used for centuries in a wide array of dishes, such as chicken soup , latkes , matzah brei , chopped liver , matzah balls , fried chicken , and many others, as a co…
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