pierogies
Stuffed Polish pockets
Pierogies are filled dumplings from Eastern European cuisine, particularly Polish and Ukrainian traditions.
The dough is unleavened, wrapped around fillings like potato and cheese, sauerkraut, meat, or fruit, then boiled and often pan-fried in butter.
They're comfort food, served with sour cream or onions: We had pierogies at the church festival.
Also spelled pierogi, which is already plural in Polish.
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- friedCooked in hot fat
- sautéedCooked quickly in fat
- butterSolid fat from cream
sour cream · onions · pan-fried · crispy · golden · handmade · rolled · crimped
Edible underground tuber
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- onionPungent layered bulb
- cheddarFirm aged English cheese
mushroom · meat · ground beef · spinach · blueberry · strawberry · prune · bacon
Cultured dairy condiment
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- fried onionsCooked sliced bulb vegetable
- bacon bitsChopped crispy cured pork
- melted butterHeated fat, now liquid
chives · gravy · horseradish · side dish · main course · appetizer · dozen · platter
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- KrakowHistoric Polish metropolis
- kielbasaPolish smoked sausage
- babkaBraided sweet yeast bread
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
Galicia · Polish-American · Chicago · Pittsburgh · Vistula · heritage · diaspora · grandmother
Longing for the past
- homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
- heartyWarm and substantial
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
grandmother's recipe · Sunday dinner · family gathering · church supper · potluck · soul food · cozy · nourishing
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
butter · sour cream · onions · pan-fried · crispy · golden · handmade · rolled · crimped · pinched
potato
Edible underground tuber
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- onionPungent layered bulb
cheddar · mushroom · meat · ground beef · spinach · blueberry · strawberry · prune · bacon · chives
sour cream
Cultured dairy condiment
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- fried onionsCooked sliced bulb vegetable
- bacon bitsChopped crispy cured pork
melted butter · chives · gravy · horseradish · side dish · main course · appetizer · dozen · platter · steaming
Warsaw
Poland's largest city
Slavic · Galicia · Polish-American · Chicago · Pittsburgh · Vistula · heritage · diaspora · grandmother · old country
nostalgic
Longing for the past
- homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
- heartyWarm and substantial
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
satisfying · grandmother's recipe · Sunday dinner · family gathering · church supper · potluck · soul food · cozy · nourishing · childhood
ravioli
Filled dough squares
- pelmeniRussian meat-stuffed dough pockets
- gyozaJapanese filled dumplings
- tortelliniStuffed ring pasta
empanadas · momo · jiaozi · kreplach · boiled dumplings · wrapper · crimped · half-moon · sealed · pocket
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- carbsflour, pasta, rice, bread, oatmeal
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