Knish

A knish is an eastern- European Jewish or Yiddish snack food. It is a dumpling covered with a dough shell that is either baked or fried. In the most traditional version, the dumpling is made entirely of mashed potato . Another version has the dumpling made of a combination of mashed potato and ground beef . It is similar to the Slavic pierogi , the Spanish and Latin American empanada , and the South Asian samosa . Unlike normal dumplings, which tend to be round in shape, knishes are flatter. The commercial versions are similar in shape to frozen fried fish fillet patties. The eastern-European versions are hors d'oeuvre sized while the New York City versions are the size of hamburgers .

A classic potato knish A knish ( with a "k") is a German , Eastern European , and Yiddish snack food made popular in North America by Jewish immigrants, eaten widely by Jewish and non-Jewish peoples alike.

A knish / ˈ k n ɪ ʃ / or knysh is an Eastern European snack food consisting of a filling covered with dough that is either baked , grilled , or deep fried . Knishes can be purchased from street vendors in urban areas with a large Jewish population, sometimes at a hot dog stand or from a butcher shop. It was made popular in North America by Eastern European immigrants from the Pale of Settlement (mainly from present-day Belarus, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine). In the most East European traditional versions, the filling is made entirely of mashed potato , ground meat, sauerkraut , onions , kasha ( buckwheat groats ), or cheese . Other varieties of fillings include sweet potatoes , black beans , fruit , broccoli , tofu , or spinach . Many cultures have variations of baked, grilled, or fried dough-covered snacks to which epicurean family the knish belongs including the Cornish pasty , the Scottish Bridie , the Jamaican patty , the Spanish and Latin American empanada , the Middle Eastern fatayer , the Portuguese rissol , the Italian calzone , the Indian samosa , the Texan klobasnek , the Czech kolache , the Polish pierogi , the Russian pirogi or pirozhki , and the Ukrainian pyrohy or pyrizhky . They may be entirely covered in dough or some of the filling may peek out of the top. Sizes range from those that can be eaten in a single bite hors d'oeuvre to sandwich -sized. Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food .

Ashkenazi Polish baked or fried snack food consisting of a filling covered with dough A knish / k ə ˈ n ɪ ʃ / or / k n ɪ ʃ / is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish snack food consisting of a filling covered with dough that is typically baked or sometimes deep fried . Knishes are often purchased from street vendors in urban areas with a large Jewish population, sometimes at a hot dog stand , or from a butcher shop. They are still strongly associated with New York City cuisine , possibly because of the iconic Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery restaurant, located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan , traditionally a Jewish neighbourhood. Knishes were popularized in North America by Ashkenazi Jewish refugees from the Pale of Settlement (mainly from present-day Belarus , Lithuania , Ukraine , and eastern Poland ). 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 . They may be entirely covered in dough or some of the filling may peek out of the top. Sizes range from those that can be eaten in a single bite hors d'oeuvre to sandwich -sized. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food . Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food .

Ashkenazi Jewish and Eastern European baked or fried snack food For the Ukrainian surname, see Knysh . A knish or knysh ( / k ə ˈ n ɪ ʃ / or / k n ɪ ʃ / , Ukrainian : книш ) 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 . They may be entirely covered in dough, or some filling may peek out of the top. Sizes range from those that can be eaten in a single bite hors d'oeuvre to sandwich -sized.