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A knish or knysh ( or , ) is a traditional food of Eastern European origin, characteristic of Ukrainian and Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. It typically consists of a filling covered with dough that is baked or sometimes deep-fried.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Knish
- Prepared food.image
- Knysh.jpg
- Prepared food.image_size
- 250px
- Prepared food.caption
- Knishes with mashed potato and fried onions
- Prepared food.alternate_name
- Knysh
- Prepared food.region
- Ukraine, United States, Israel, Argentina, other countries with a significant Ashkenazi Jewish population
- Prepared food.creator
- Ukrainians (original version), Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe (modern version)
- Prepared food.type
- Snack, side dish, finger food
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Mashed potatoes, dough, ground meat, sauerkraut, onions, kasha, cheese
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- Etymology
- In Ukraine and other Eastern European countries
- In the United States
- See also
- References
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A knish or knysh ( or , ) is a traditional food of Eastern European origin, characteristic of Ukrainian and Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. It typically consists of a filling covered with dough that is baked or sometimes deep-fried.
In most traditional versions, the filling is made entirely of mashed potato, kasha (buckwheat groats), or cheese. Other varieties of fillings include beef, chicken, sweet potatoes, black beans, or spinach.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “knish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.