Pierogi (polish Dumpling) Lovers Here????

little ears?, okay,not perogi then my mistake ,isnt orgorki , like pickled cucumber soup?

They are a form of pierogi, just much smaller. Pierogi come in many sizes (slang for pu*sy too, lol). There is a standard size but I like the big ones from a special bar here.

It is. You might be thinking of kapuśniak which is cabbage soup, sauerkraut.

Yup, in Polish they are called "Uszka" which means "little ears".
Here's an example:



There's here are the boiled kind, I prefer the fried kind more. I said which means pierogi earlier stupid me, what's in my head ehh

i think there like uks ravioli posibly?

I eat them now a few times a week very delicious.

Not quite the same as ravioli but similar. I had some with meat today, very nice.

I think they are a little bigger than ravioli on the other hand I only had experience with ravioli we have in our supermarkets here.


Only proper ones are with mushrooms !! :) Just joking but in my home we only eat "little ears" during Christmas and only with mushrooms. I also advice to try them fried, they are much better fried..

i wish i could get some , though every time i cook sth polish ,people in my house go what's that smell, i suppose plastic food has realy changed things

is there a good beginners guide to making some?

I googled "recipe for polish uszka" and got few recipes try yourself :p

This looks sensible.

easteuropeanfood.about.com/od/uszka/r/uszka1.htm

I think they haven't mentioned that you should boil them in a water with few pinches of salt added. Altough for safety you can always put a salt cellar on the table so every person can have as much salt as he likes (that's what we do in here)

I'm just gonna add another step for getting them fried:

You DEEP fry them all in oil until they'll get a golden colour. (instead of cooking in a boiling water)

There's another recipe here: inmamaskitchen.com/RECIPES/RECIPES/horsdouevres/uszka_dummplings.html

uzka?, like slang??

"uszka" - "little ears" it's from polish "ucho" ( ear ) "uszko" ( little ear ), it can be used in normal talk like "look at this toddler's uszka, so cute". Because they reassamble an ear that's how they had been called. It's not a slang just a name like ravioli or pizza :) You usually called a foreign meal by it's original name don't you? You don't translate Ravioli or Pizza and when you google it you look for the original name ( most of the times ).

I also wonder why did you say "uzka" come on, I just said it at least few times in this thread properly that is "uszka" not "uzka" :O Copy and paste mate if you have such a short term memory :P

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yes sorry as i was scrolling down i saw , sorry , im sick, and ,things are kinda fuzzy

No worries, Ive been just wondering what's wrong, good luck with your cooking!

It seems my favorite Pierogis are the Muishroom and Kraut...I've had meat filled and they are good once in awhile...have also cheese and fruit filled too...all yummy!!

My mom doesn't make Pierogis but I like to get some from Northwest Indiana at their delis. For those living in Chicago and are willing to venture to NW Indiana, there is a place called Lynethe's which has among the best in the area (and the owner is not even Polish!)

My late Polish mamusia made dee-lishus sweet pierogi with cherry filling. She served that up with home-made smietana. Pyszne!

mind if i ask a question, do you prefer sweet or savoury ones??