pierogi
Filled Central European dumpling
Pierogi are Eastern European dumplings—pockets of unleavened dough filled with potato, cheese, sauerkraut, meat, or fruit, then boiled and often pan-fried.
Associated especially with Polish cuisine, they appear at holiday meals and as everyday comfort food.
The singular is pierog, though pierogi often serves for both: I'll have one more pierogi.
Filled dough squares
- pelmeniRussian meat-stuffed dough pockets
- jiaoziChinese filled dumplings
- gyozaJapanese filled dumplings
- wontonStuffed Chinese pasta pocket
tortellini · kreplach · momo · pirozhki · empanada · gnocchi · samosa · potsticker
Edible underground tuber
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- mushroomFleshy fungal body
- onionPungent layered bulb
cabbage · meat · blueberry · strawberry · cherry · prune · spinach · lentil
Heat to bubbling point
- pan-fryCook in shallow oil
- sautéCook quickly in fat
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- crimpedPinched into folds
pleated · pinched · butter · applesauce · fried · golden · crispy · baked
ravioli
Filled dough squares
- pelmeniRussian meat-stuffed dough pockets
- jiaoziChinese filled dumplings
- gyozaJapanese filled dumplings
wonton · tortellini · kreplach · momo · pirozhki · empanada · gnocchi · samosa · potsticker · shumai
potato
Edible underground tuber
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- mushroomFleshy fungal body
onion · cabbage · meat · blueberry · strawberry · cherry · prune · spinach · lentil · pumpkin
boil
Heat to bubbling point
crimped · pleated · pinched · butter · applesauce · fried · golden · crispy · baked · stuffed
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- familyRelated people together
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
handmade · holiday · Christmas · Easter · gathering · feast · nostalgia · heirloom · kitchen · generational
kielbasa
Polish smoked sausage
Galicia · Gdansk · Poznan · Lodz · Carpathian · Vistula · mazurka
- Slavic folk culturematryoshka, balalaika, samovar, ushanka, blini
- Slavic foodborscht, kielbasa, blini, pelmeni, pirozhki
- stuffed pastaravioli, tortellini, tortelloni, agnolotti, cappelletti
- dishesmeatloaf, fried chicken, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, pot pie
- famous dishespizza, tacos, sushi, pad thai, paella
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria