The German Yiddish word knaidel didn't stump Arvind Mahankali this time.
Mahankali 13 nabbed the title of Scripps National Spelling Bee champion on Thursday night after losing two previous championships on German derived words.
But like many you may have wondered what the heck does knaidel mean
In its basic form it means a small ball of unleavened dough. But it is essentially a type of dumpling popular in Jewish cooking. One type of knaidel most are familiar with is a matzo ball commonly made of matzo meal (unleavened wheat flour) chicken fat and eggs.
You can also make them out of potatoes for a gluten free version.
Mahankali told the AP that he'd never tried the Jewish comfort food. So in honor of spelling bee whiz kid make a bowl of matzo balls this weekend.
Recipe Matzo Ball Knaidel
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