Hamantash

Hamantasch (plural Hamantaschen; Yiddish: המן - טאַש ) is a sweet pastry of Jewish cuisine. The triangular pastries are baked from yeast or filo pastry and filled with poppy seeds or plum jam. They are traditionally eaten on Purim.

On the origin of the name, there are several theories. One states that it is an allusion to Haman, which plays a role in the Purim and the Book of Esther. Another theory assumes that it is a corruption of the Yiddish term mohntashn (originally German poppy bags ). In Israel, this means pastries אוזני המן ( oznei Haman ), which in Hebrew means " Haman's ears". Supposedly this is an allusion to the fact that the villain Haman has lost his ears when he was executed. Another guess is that the shape of the Hamantaschen is a reminder of Haman's hat.