🥗 sideRank #8medium

tzimmes

Name: tzimmes
Cuisine: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ingredients: 4 cups sliced carrots; 2 cups cubed sweet potatoes; 1 cup dried prunes; 1/4 cup honey; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 lb beef brisket (optional)

Tzimmes is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish sweet stew often made with carrots, sweet potatoes, dried fruits, and sometimes meat. It is known for its naturally sweet and comforting flavors and is frequently served during Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, symbolizing wishes for a sweet new year.

7 ingredients

sweetfruitywarm-spicedearthy

Culinary DNA Preview

Ashkenazi Jewish70%

Native American30%

Ingredients

carrots
4 cups sliced
sweet potatoes
2 cups cubed
dried prunes
1 cup
honey
1/4 cup
orange juice
1/2 cup
cinnamon
1 tsp
beef brisket (optional)
1 lb

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Tzimmes originated among Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews as a slow-cooked dish using readily available root vegetables and dried fruits, reflecting both the region's agricultural products and cultural emphasis on sweet symbolic foods for festive occasions.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Ashkenazi Jewish70%

ingredients+techniques

Native American30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

baking stewing slow-cooking

Stories about this dish

No stories tagged here yet — check back soon.

Browse

North Americacuisines →Foodways connections →