Kirk, I have to believe you probably had a KNISH from a NYC vendor, as I don't think I've ever seen one selling pierogies. A knish (the kind from a street vendor) has a hot pockets-like crust filled with potato. A pierogie is more like a slightly firmer wonton filled with potato and sometimes onion or cheese.
You know, sometimes I frighten myself with posts like this...
--Max Thu, 08 Apr 2004 07:59:04 -0400
You're probably right. I was thinking Pierogies didn't sound quite right.
--Kirk Thu, 08 Apr 2004 10:10:09 -0400
Damn. Now I want a knish REALLY BAD.
--Brooke Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:24:23 -0400
Pierogies can also be filled with bacon and sauerkraut. I, for one, am slightly baffled that they'd take something that's made from cooked potato, and stuff it with potato. I can think of another thing that's full of cooked potato and made of potato. It's called, I believe, a baked potato.
--LAN3 Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:53:01 -0400
My Mother, being the Lithuanian-bread beast that she is always make pierogies when I was growing up. I never got the whole pasta stuffed with potato concept either! Same with gnocci -- it's like what rubber cement would taste like in boiling salt water. I have never had the bacon and kraut stuffed versions -- they might be palatable. Since the only occasion I ever have for kraut is a Reuben/Rachel sandwich...I will be on the look out. And, another culinary pondering - being raised as a Catholic (not STILL Catholic, but whatever) and being half Lebanese, we always ate roasted leg of lamb on Easter. I always thought all Catholics ate lamb for Easter. Recently, I found out that I am incorrect. Do any of you eat lamb (and not with mint jelly, but with rosemary and garlic -- maybe a savory wine-mushroom drizzle)?
--Rhetoric Thu, 08 Apr 2004 13:29:12 -0400
OK... can I just say I love that electronica cover of "Man of Constant Sorrow"... I feel like some sort of techno-redneck, but damn it's good! By the way... nevermind Peterson, I am BYH alumni too!!!
--Sarah Thu, 08 Apr 2004 14:58:28 -0400
Sarah, duly (and dully) noted (updated)
Easterwise, my family makes enchiladas.
--Kirk Thu, 08 Apr 2004 17:08:32 -0400
Does it strike anyone other than my agnostic self as weird that Christians eat lamb on Easter?
--Cordelia Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:23:41 -0400
I dunno; maybe it's related to the whole communion wafer and wine thing...
--Kirk Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:09:16 -0400
Heh. "You Christians eat your gods. We feed ours."
--Cordelia Fri, 09 Apr 2004 12:59:05 -0400