The best Polish food is simple and filling...which means it can be no other than pieorgi... some with potato
and cheese, or just cheese, or meat and even fruit. Yum!
Polish pierogi are a kind of filled dumpling. They are usually boiled in salted water. Some are fried, sauteed, baked or even deep
fried. There exists tons of recipes both for
the filling and for the dumpling dough.
During decades of communist regime, Poles usually could only enjoy the more simple rural versions with basic toppings. Perhaps this is why nowadays a lot of eateries and homes are tempted to experiment with extravagant fillings and fancy toppings to turn this simple dish into a gourmet delicacy.
Make no mistake! Ruskie
pierogi arrived from a prewar region of Poland which is now part of the
Ukraine. Indeed, before 1945 Ukrainians used to call this particular
variety of pierogi ‘Polish pierogi’. It is likely that “pierogi ruskie”
were created by Poles living in Ukraine at the time.
We
like them boiled or boiled then fried in butter or in lard with bacon
bits to crisp up the edges... a pinch of paprika adds extra zest. Always
served with sour cream, what a brainy fast and frugal meal!
~ Tutti a Tavola!
* Source ~ 'Polish Food 101'
[http://culture.pl/en/article/polish-food-101-pierogi]
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