kishkas
Gut-based ethnic sausage
Kishkas is the Yiddish-derived word for intestines or guts, used both literally and figuratively.
In cooking, kishke (singular) is a traditional Jewish sausage—beef intestine stuffed with flour, fat, and seasonings.
Figuratively, kishkas refers to one's gut or core: I felt it in my kishkas, That joke hit me right in the kishkas.
Enclosing cover or frame
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- beefBovine meat for eating
- grindCrush into particles
butcher · delicatessen · charcuterie · derma · schmaltz · onion · flour · matzo meal
Fortitude facing danger
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- gutsEntrails or boldness
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
bravery · chutzpah · pluck · moxie · spunk · backbone · daring · mettle
Historic Jewish village
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- old-worldEvoking earlier eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
Jewish cuisine · Sabbath · holiday meal · bubbe · family recipe · Eastern European · customs · heirloom
casing
Enclosing cover or frame
grind · butcher · delicatessen · charcuterie · derma · schmaltz · onion · flour · matzo meal · seasoning
courage
Fortitude facing danger
boldness · bravery · chutzpah · pluck · moxie · spunk · backbone · daring · mettle · determination
shtetl
Historic Jewish village
Ashkenazi · Jewish cuisine · Sabbath · holiday meal · bubbe · family recipe · Eastern European · customs · heirloom · generations