Pierogi
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Pierogi are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a filling and cooking in boiling water. They are occasionally flavored with a savory or sweet garnish. Typical fillings include po
Pierogi with butter
Traditional Christmas Eve pierogi, whose name is derived from a root meaning 'festival'
Cutting the dough into circles
Placing the filling into a dough pocket
Varenyky
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Varenyky are traditional Ukrainian dumplings made from unleavened dough and filled with sweet or savoury ingredients. They are regarded as one of the most emblematic dishes of Ukrainian cuisine and ar
Pierogi
…pie'. However, a recent theory speculates that the words bierock, pierogi or pirog may be derived from Turkic bureg. In Ukrainian cuisine, the term varenyky (вареники, singular varenyk) refers to a related but distinct type of filled dumpling rather than a Ukrainian name for pierogi. Varenyky are traditionally…
Boiled Ukrainian varenyky with smetana, a traditional presentation found across Ukraine