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Blintz
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rolled filled pancake of ashkenazi jewish origin”. Today it says “rolled filled pancake in ashkenazi jewish cuisine”.
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Traditional Jewish pancake A blintz is a popular traditional Jewish cigar-shaped filled pancake of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, similar to a crepe or the Russian blin .1 Blintzes are commonly filled with farmer's cheese or fruit. They are traditionally served for Shavuot and, less commonly, for Chanukah and other Jewish holidays .2
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rolled filled pancake of ashkenazi jewish origin
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rolled filled pancake in ashkenazi jewish cuisine
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