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Rugelach vs Kolache - What's the difference?

rugelach | kolache |

As nouns the difference between rugelach and kolache

is that rugelach is a type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc while kolache is a pastry consisting of a filling (typically fruit or cheese) inside a bread roll, popular in the United States.

rugelach

English

(wikipedia rugelach)

Alternative forms

*rugulach *rugalach *ruggalach *rogelach *rugalah *rugala

Noun

(rugelach)
  • A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 1, author=Jane Wollman Rusoff, title=Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Condo, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Then he ambles to his dressing room, where rugelach and carrot sticks sit on a coffee table for a postshow nosh. }}

    kolache

    English

    Alternative forms

    * kolace, kolacky, kolachi, kolachy

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia kolache)
  • A pastry consisting of a filling (typically fruit or cheese) inside a bread roll, popular in the United States.