gribenes

/ˈɡɹɪbənəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גריבענעס (gribenes), from Middle High German griebe (“piece of fat, crackling”). Compare modern German Griebe.

noun

A snack food in Eastern European Jewish cuisine, combining cracklings of chicken or goose skin with fried onions.“Oy, it was such a shanda. I should never buy gribenes from a mohel. It's so chewy.”