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Dumplings vs Pierogi - What's the difference?

dumplings | pierogi |

As nouns the difference between dumplings and pierogi

is that dumplings is plural of lang=en while pierogi is a square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.

dumplings

English

Noun

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    • pierogi

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pirogi, perogie, perogi, pyrogy, pyrohy, perogy

    Noun

  • (North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.

    • Synonyms

    * varenyky/vareniki (plural) * pelmeni (plural) * pedahey

    Derived terms

    * Chinese perogy

    References

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    See also

    * potsticker * pirozhki (Russian pastry, false friends ) * (wikipedia "pierogi")

    Usage notes

    * Russian "pirozhki" () and Polish pierogi (diminutive: "piero?ki") (dumplings) are often confused. The two dishes are quite different. See pelmeni for the Russian version of the Polish pierogi. In certain regions of the Ukraine, these terms (???????, ????????) may refer to either the Polish "pierogi" or the Russian "pirozhki". ----