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Pierogi vs Kreplach - What's the difference?

pierogi | kreplach |

As nouns the difference between pierogi and kreplach

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 kreplach is small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.

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". ----

    kreplach

    English

    (wikipedia kreplach)

    Alternative forms

    * creplach

    Noun

    (-)
  • (plurale tantum) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.