Chronicle poll results: Favorite hamantaschen flavor
We asked our readers what their favorite hamantaschen flavor is. Here's what they said.
Last week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an online poll the following question: “What is your favorite hamantaschen flavor?” Of the 311 people who responded, 42% said fruit; 30% said poppy seed; 11% said chocolate; and 17% said something else. Comments were submitted by 46 people. A few follow.
I love cherry, but strawberry and raspberry are close seconds. And thirds. And fourths. Just keep them coming. Anything but apricot.
Poppy seed is dry; prune is weird. Got to go with apple, berry or grape.
Poppy seed is definitely my favorite, followed by prune. Sadly, these are no longer popular and are often hard to find in a store (but not hard to make yourself!).
I like anything but poppy seed.
Fruit, but only prune. And what happened to yeast dough hamantaschen?
There’s nothing like breaking the fast after the Megillah and having a coffee with freshly baked hamantaschen.
It’s a tough call. I never met a hamantaschen I didn’t like.
The dough is more important than the filling. It needs to be soft and flaky like a great, fresh cookie, and not hard and doughy.
My choosing chocolate, despite it being the less traditional and more American-influenced flavor, clearly proves how Jew-ish I am.
I prefer chocolate but I wouldn’t turn down an apple or apricot. And for everyone’s information, my wife makes the best hamantaschen.
Blueberry and peach.
Prune lekvar for nostalgic reasons as well as taste because my grandmother made her own lekvar (“jam” in Hungarian). Dark chocolate purely for taste is second best.
Any flavor is great when it’s Purim and hamantaschen time! PJC
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