As nouns the difference between pierogi and knishes
is that 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 while knishes is plural of lang=en.
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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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".
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