Reasons you would want to be Jewish.

[Cort Haus]

So when you said Pierogi, Molly, you weren't thinking of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierogi

Which is what made me think of Pelmini, only larger.

[Heresson]

Silly Romanians calling golabki "pierogi". I wonder what's their name for real pierogi.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
So when you said Pierogi, Molly, you weren't thinking of this:

Indeed.

Those pierogi look just like some steamed dumplings you get for dim sum- same shape and edge crimping, but more translucent.

I think I have had pierogi in borscht though- up in the mountains in Victoria.

There were a lot of Eastern European immigrants working on hydro-electric schemes in Victoria and New South Wales post-WWII.

[Heresson]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_roll

Molly ment this - golabki.

At least in Poland, pierogi are put into barszcz during Christmas Eve, but then,
- both ends of them are tied together
- they are called "uszka" ("little ears")
- they are filled with mushrooms
- blood of the carp eaten during Christmas is added into the barszcz

[Dinner]

When I, briefly, lived in Baltimore as a child (5th grade) my parents used to take us to this Hebrew restaurant which served served those cabage things. They were good.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Heresson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_roll

Molly ment this - golabki.

At least in Poland, pierogi are put into barszcz during Christmas Eve, but then,
- both ends of them are tied together
- they are called "uszka" ("little ears")
- they are filled with mushrooms
- blood of the carp eaten during Christmas is added into the barszcz

sounds gross

[Heresson]

Originally posted by MrFun



sounds gross

but tastes good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czernina

another soup with blood

there is also a polish soup made of oxen's bowels, now that is disturbing. I used to vomit at thought of it (this and watermelon).