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PlansAboutSupportWhat pargit, kraayim, shokayim and shnitzel mean.
On the label or sign
of shalem
US English
whole chicken
UK English
whole chicken
עוף שלם is one intact dressed chicken. The bird is usually sold with skin and bones.
עוף צעיר on a whole bird means young chicken. עוף צעיר does not mean the boneless thigh cut called פרגית.
Do not assume עוף שלם has been cut into portions unless the label also says חתוך ל־8.
On the label or sign
chatzi of / of chatzui
US English
chicken half
UK English
half chicken
חצי עוף is one lengthwise half of a whole chicken. The breast, leg, wing, and back portions remain joined on one side.
A chicken half is larger than a quarter. חזה חצוי means a breast half, not half of the whole bird.
Look for חצי or חצוי before buying, because a breast half and a chicken half are different portions.
On the label or sign
of meforak / of chatukh le-shmoneh
US English
cut-up chicken; 8-piece chicken
UK English
jointed chicken; chicken portions
עוף חתוך ל־8 is a whole bird divided into two breast portions, two thighs, two drumsticks, and two wings. The name describes a portioned format rather than one anatomical cut.
The eight pieces are not equal in size. חתוך does not mean boneless.
Expect several recognizable bone in parts rather than eight equal boneless pieces.
On the label or sign
chazeh of
US English
chicken breast; boneless breast if specified
UK English
chicken breast; breast fillet if boneless
חזה עוף is chicken breast meat. חזה alone does not show whether bones, ribs, skin, or the small inner fillet remain.
A UK breast fillet is deboned breast. An Israeli pack marked only חזה עוף may need a closer look for bone and skin.
Read the modifiers and inspect the meat instead of assuming every חזה עוף pack is a trimmed boneless fillet.
On the label or sign
shnitzel of / chazeh of parus le-shnitzel
US English
thin-sliced chicken breast; chicken breast cutlet
UK English
chicken escalope; thin-sliced chicken breast
שניצל עוף at a raw meat counter is breast sliced thin for schnitzel. The raw slices are a butcher preparation rather than a separate muscle.
A raw pack marked שניצל is not necessarily breaded or cooked. Prepared breaded products can use the same Hebrew word.
Check the ingredients and look for coating so the pack matches a recipe that needs either plain breast or a breaded product.
On the label or sign
file of
US English
chicken tenderloin; chicken tender
UK English
chicken mini fillet; inner fillet
פילה עוף is the small inner pectoral muscle beside the breastbone. The pieces are naturally narrow and tapered.
פילה עוף is not the main breast. UK breast fillet can mean a whole deboned breast, while mini fillet means the smaller inner piece.
Ask for mini fillets or tenderloins rather than translating פילה עוף as a full breast fillet.
On the label or sign
retzuot / kubiyot chazeh of
US English
chicken breast strips / diced chicken breast
UK English
chicken breast strips / diced chicken breast
רצועות חזה עוף are breast strips. קוביות חזה עוף are diced breast cubes.
The words רצועות and קוביות describe knife work rather than a new anatomical cut. Breast strips are different from naturally shaped tenderloins.
Confirm that the label names חזה because a pack intended for stir-frying does not automatically identify the underlying cut.
On the label or sign
pargit / pargiyot / steak pargit
US English
boneless skinless chicken thigh
UK English
boneless skinless chicken thigh; thigh fillet
פרגית at a modern Israeli meat counter is a deboned, normally skinless chicken thigh. The meat comes from the upper leg.
English has a direct everyday name for פרגית: boneless skinless chicken thigh. The older dictionary meaning of פרגית is young hen, but that is not the ordinary modern raw cut.
Buy פרגית as boneless thigh rather than translating the counter label as baby chicken, Cornish hen, or breast.
On the label or sign
yarekh / yerakhayim
US English
chicken thigh(s), usually bone in unless stated
UK English
chicken thigh(s), usually bone in unless stated
ירך is the upper leg around the femur. Standard retail ירכיים are usually sold with bone and skin unless the label says otherwise.
A thigh is only the upper leg. A כרע joins the thigh and drumstick, while a deboned and normally skinned thigh is usually sold as פרגית.
Do not use ירך and כרע as synonyms because the two labels cover different amounts of the leg.
On the label or sign
kraayim / kera of / reva of
US English
chicken leg quarter
UK English
chicken leg; leg quarter if back portion is attached
כרעיים are the joined thigh and drumstick, ordinarily with bone and skin. The piece bends at the knee and contains both leg sections.
A US leg quarter includes a portion of back. UK usage calls thigh plus drumstick a leg and uses leg quarter when a back portion remains, so inspect the Israeli piece.
Do not call כרעיים a thigh or a drumstick because כרעיים include both sections.
On the label or sign
shok / shokayim
US English
chicken drumstick(s)
UK English
chicken drumstick(s)
שוק is the lower chicken leg below the knee. The cut contains the tibia, fibula, and surrounding meat.
שוקיים are drumsticks only, not whole chicken legs. A wing drumette can look similar but comes from the wing.
Ask for שוקיים when a recipe needs drumsticks, not thighs or joined leg portions.
On the label or sign
kanaf / knafayim
US English
chicken wing(s)
UK English
chicken wing(s)
כנף is a chicken wing. The wing may still include the tip.
An Israeli pack marked כנפיים does not promise wings already separated into flats and drumettes unless the label says so.
Do not mistake the first wing segment for a שוק, which is the lower leg drumstick.
On the label or sign
shawarma pargit / retzuot o kubiyot pargit
US English
sliced/diced boneless chicken thigh
UK English
sliced/diced boneless chicken thigh
שווארמה פרגית is boneless thigh cut into smaller pieces when sold raw. רצועות are strips and קוביות are cubes.
שווארמה can also appear on seasoned, cooked, frozen, or ready meal products. The label and cooking directions show the preparation stage.
Read the full product name and ingredients instead of assuming every שווארמה עוף pack is raw pure thigh or ready to eat.
On the label or sign
of tachun / chazeh of tachun
US English
ground chicken / ground chicken breast
UK English
minced chicken / minced chicken breast
עוף טחון is ground or minced chicken. חזה עוף טחון specifically identifies breast meat.
עוף טחון alone may contain breast, thigh, or a mixture. UK mince means meat passed through a mincer rather than meat cut into small pieces.
Read the full name and ingredients instead of treating every עוף טחון pack as pure breast.
On the label or sign
garon / geronot of
US English
chicken neck(s)
UK English
chicken neck(s)
גרונות עוף are chicken necks. Chicken necks are bony soup or stock parts with little meat.
Chicken necks are not a boneless meat cut. Chicken necks are much smaller than turkey necks that may be sold nearby.
Check that the label says עוף so the pack contains chicken necks rather than turkey necks.
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gav of / sheled of / atzamot of / chelkei of le-marak
US English
chicken back; chicken carcass/bones; soup parts
UK English
chicken back; chicken carcass/bones; soup parts
גב עוף, שלד עוף, and עצמות עוף are backs, rib cage bones, or carcass pieces with relatively little meat. חלקי עוף למרק can contain several bony chicken parts.
The phrase soup parts does not name one fixed cut. A soup pack may combine backs, necks, wings, or other bony pieces when the contents are listed.
Read the itemized contents or ask what the soup pack contains instead of expecting the meat yield of breast or thigh.
On the label or sign
kaved of
US English
chicken liver
UK English
chicken liver
כבד עוף is chicken liver, an organ rather than a muscle cut. Raw liver and כבד עוף צלוי are at different preparation stages.
A kosher mark alone does not say that raw liver has undergone the roasting treatment required by the shopper's kashrut practice. The words צלוי and the handling label matter.
Read the preparation and certification labels, and follow the shopper's certifier or rabbi rather than inferring handling from כבד עוף alone.
On the label or sign
levavot of
US English
chicken hearts
UK English
chicken hearts
לבבות עוף are small whole chicken hearts. Chicken hearts are organ meat.
לבבות נקי or לבבות מנוקה means cleaned hearts. Cleaned does not mean cooked.
Check the handling label and follow the shopper's kashrut practice instead of treating cleaned hearts as ready to eat.
On the label or sign
kurkevan / kurkevanim
US English
chicken gizzard(s)
UK English
chicken gizzard(s)
קורקבן is the chicken's muscular stomach, called a gizzard in English. A pack of קורקבנים contains gizzards rather than a mixture of organs.
The US term giblets means a group containing hearts, gizzards, and livers in approximately equal counts. Gizzard names only one organ.
Translate קורקבנים as gizzards rather than giblets so the English name does not imply a mixed organ pack.
On the label or sign
chelkei pnim / me'urav pnimi
US English
chicken offal; giblets only if the contents match
UK English
chicken offal; giblets only if the contents match
חלקי פנים and מעורב פנימי are collective labels for chicken offal. The label describes a category rather than one organ.
English giblets has a more specific US regulatory meaning. Translate an offal pack from the listed liver, heart, gizzard, spleen, or other contents.
Do not assume every offal pack contains the standard US giblet trio or the cooked dish called Jerusalem mixed grill.
On the label or sign
tchol of
US English
chicken spleen
UK English
chicken spleen
טחול עוף is chicken spleen. Chicken spleen is a specialist organ item.
Chicken spleen is not liver and is not a standard part of US giblets. Availability varies by local specialist range.
Look for the specific word טחול instead of assuming a mixed organ pack contains spleen.
On the label or sign
raglei of / kapot raglei of
US English
chicken feet
UK English
chicken feet
רגלי עוף are chicken feet or paws. Toes and the scaly foot structure remain visible.
Chicken feet are different from drumsticks and joined leg portions. Loose use of רגליים can cause confusion when asking for a leg cut.
Ask for שוקיים for drumsticks or כרעיים for joined leg portions instead of using רגליים for every kind of leg.
| Recipe says | Buy in Israel | Keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| Boneless skinless chicken thigh | פרגיתpargit | Modern butcher meaning |
| Chicken thigh | ירך / ירכייםyarekh / yerakhayim | Usually bone in unless stated |
| Chicken leg quarter | כרעייםkraayim | Joined thigh and drumstick |
| Chicken drumsticks | שוקייםshokayim | Lower leg only |
| Chicken breast | חזה עוףchazeh of | Check for bone and skin |
| Thin sliced breast or cutlets | חזה עוף פרוס לשניצלchazeh of parus le-shnitzel | Raw plain slices unless the pack shows coating |
| Chicken tenderloins | פילה עוףfile of | Small inner fillets |
| Chicken wings | כנפייםknafayim | May still include tips |
| Ground chicken | עוף טחוןof tachun | Read the label for the source cut |
| Ground chicken breast | חזה עוף טחוןchazeh of tachun | Breast is named explicitly |
| Chicken gizzards | קורקבניםkurkevanim | One organ, not mixed giblets |
| Chicken feet | רגלי עוףraglei of | Not drumsticks |
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By the baba team. Checked on against 42 sources, mostly Israeli retailers, manufacturers and government pages, and updated . Products, labels and rules change, so check the pack or the office before you rely on a detail. Our methodology.
פרגית, pargit, is boneless chicken thigh and is normally skinless. The older meaning young hen is not the ordinary modern butcher counter meaning.
כרעיים, kraayim, join the thigh and drumstick. ירכיים are thighs alone, and שוקיים are drumsticks alone.
Not always. שניצל עוף at a raw meat counter commonly means thin sliced chicken breast, while prepared breaded products can use the same name.
פילה עוף, file of, is the small inner breast muscle. US English calls the cut a chicken tenderloin or tender, and UK English often calls the cut a mini fillet.
Check whether the chicken is fresh or frozen, packed or loose, whole or sliced, boneless, and skinless. Fresh raw poultry should stay at 0 to 4°C, and frozen poultry at −18°C. Look for an intact pack, a clear use by date, and נבדק והותר with the slaughterhouse inspection number.
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