pierog

plural pierogi · alternative pieróg

1. rareRare form of pierogi.

   Would you have a recipe for the pierog made from mashed potatoes and kasza?

   1991, Polish Digest, page 26, column 1

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   Just about anything can be stuffed inside a pierog, from potatoes and cheese to sauerkraut and meat to sour cherries.[…]Just in case you were wondering, pierogi is a Polish plural. Pierogis is grammatically incorrect. One is simply called a pierog.

   2002, Mitchell Davis, “Pierogi”, in The Mensch Chef or Why Delicious Jewish Food Isn’t an Oxymoron, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, →ISBN, chapter 1 (Dinner Starts at Five: Appetizers and Salads), pages 17–18

   If a grilled-cheese sandwich that looks like the Virgin Mary can bring $28,000 on eBay – what about a pierog with the face of Jesus?[…]Donna Lee says the image appeared on a pierog – a Polish dumpling – as she was cooking it for Easter dinner at her home near Toledo.[…]Lee said she has kept the pierog in her freezer ever since.[…]So far, bidding on the pierog has climbed to $561.22.

   2005 August 11, “Woman says pierog has Jesus’ face”, in The Times, Munster, Ind., page A12, column 2

   Mrs. T’s said Buffalo demonstrated its passion for pierogi with its Aug. 25 “Pierogi Pride Day,” which included a pierog cook-off and a pierog toss, culminating in a proclamation by Mayor Byron Brown. Leaving aside the question of whether a man prosaically named Byron Brown can preside over a legitimate pierogi festival, the only thing that should be tossed with a pierog is an ice-cold Miller High Life.

   2006 November 3, Mark Kiesling, “Get your wings off my pierogi”, in The Times, Munster, Ind., page A3, column 1

   As Philly’s only Polish food truck, we offer scratch-made, natural, local-when-possible specialties that satisfy traditionalists, adventurous eaters and people who have never tasted a pierog (“pierogi” is plural) before.

   2016 June, Emily Kovach, “Mom-Mom’s Polish Food Cart”, in Grid, number 86, page 49, column 1

   With 60 sweet and savory recipes that include everything from the classic Polish cheese and potato offerings to American-inspired Reuben pierogie and fried apple pie-rogies to worldly fillings like falafel and Nutella, there’s a pierog for every party and every palate! Each recipe comes with a charming story from Barber’s extensive explorations in pierogi flavors.

   2016 December, “PAJ Bookstore Kitchen”, in Polish American Journal, volume 105, number 12, section “Cookbooks”, book “Pierogi Love”, page 14, column 1