knish
Deli dough bundle
A knish is a Jewish snack of Eastern European origin—dough wrapped around a filling, typically mashed potato, and baked or fried.
Other fillings include meat, sauerkraut, or cheese.
Knishes are associated with New York delicatessens and street vendors: I grabbed a knish from the cart on the corner.
Filled Central European dumpling
- empanadaFilled pastry half-moon
- samosaStuffed triangular pastry
- calzoneFolded stuffed dough pocket
- pastyUnhealthily pale
pirozhki · dumpling · blintz · kreplach · hand pie · savory pastry
Jews of European descent
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
- deliPrepared foods shop
appetizing · nosh · bubbe · Lower East Side · Coney Island · pushcart · immigrant · nostalgia
pierogi
Filled Central European dumpling
pasty · pirozhki · dumpling · blintz · kreplach · hand pie · savory pastry
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
deli · appetizing · nosh · bubbe · Lower East Side · Coney Island · pushcart · immigrant · nostalgia · tradition
potato
Edible underground tuber
meat · onion · sauerkraut · mushroom · liver · cabbage · sweet potato · broccoli · pastrami · corned beef
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
fried · flaky · crispy · pocket · handheld · turnover · wrapped · folded · square · round
- delipastrami, corned beef, salami, roast beef, turkey breast
- ethnic foodssushi, tacos, pad thai, curry, hummus
- potato dishesfrench fry, hash browns, latke, mashed potatoes, rosti
- regional dishesadobo, arepa, bagel, baklava, beignet
- street snackstacos, churros, empanadas, falafel, samosas
- stuffed pastriescalzone, empanada, turnover, apple turnover, cheese turnover