Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A semicircular dumpling with any of various fillings, such as finely chopped meat or vegetables, that is often sautéed after being boiled.
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- noun North America A
square - orcrescent -shapeddumpling ofunleavened dough ,stuffed withsauerkraut ,cheese ,mashed potatoes ,cabbage ,onion ,meat , or any combination of these, or with afruit filling .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word pierogi is plural for a reason; one is never enough.
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The Polish agree that what we call a pierogi is actually that, but the Russian pirogi also called pirozhki or piroshki are actually small buns made with a yeast or short dough.
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What we call pierogi, the Russian would consider vareniki.
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In Poland these would be described as pierogi, or in Russia, as pelmeni - basically they were little half moons of a pasta-like dough wrapped around a great cherry filling.
Archive 2005-06-01 esther 2005
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In Poland these would be described as pierogi, or in Russia, as pelmeni - basically they were little half moons of a pasta-like dough wrapped around a great cherry filling.
at last, cherry dumplings esther 2005
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There one could also find a special kind of pierogi, large chewy kreplach: fist-sized dumplings filled with seasoned stew meat and onions before being boiled, baked, then fried, the last step glazing and toughening them like bagels.
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"Our menu includes crowd favorites such as pierogi, haluski and cabbage rolls."
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"pierogi" is polish for pierogi like chef boyardee chicken ravioliPierogis are the Polish answer to the filled dumpling, much like Italians have ravioli, Chinese have won tons, Koreans have mahn-doo, and Argentineans have empanadas.
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"pierogi" is polish for pierogi like chef boyardee chicken ravioliPierogis are the Polish answer to the filled dumpling, much like Italians have ravioli, Chinese have won tons, Koreans have mahn-doo, and Argentineans have empanadas.
Archive 2006-06-01 2006
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Artist hopes a pierogi will rise in Northeast (Abby Simons).
bilby commented on the word pierogi
A potato bread in Russia, more of a dumpling in the Czech republic.
November 28, 2007
yarb commented on the word pierogi
Not seen this as a bread before. Always dumplings.
November 28, 2007
bilby commented on the word pierogi
Up in Karelia anyway it was a flattish bread made from potatoes, sometimes filled with rice. Resembled the Finnish piirakka.
November 28, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pierogi
GOOD GOD, I love these.
November 28, 2007