pierogi

American  

[pi-roh-gee] / pɪˈroʊ gi /

Or pirogi

noun

Eastern European Cooking.

plural

pierogi, pierogies

1. a small dough envelope filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese, or vegetables, crimped to seal the edge and then boiled or fried, typically served with sour cream or onions.

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Example Sentences

The parking chair, like the pierogi, has become a kitschy emblem of Pittsburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because what pierogi are, what they’ve always been, is a vehicle.

From Salon

Chris said his restaurant normally sold about 1,500 pierogies in a single day but on Tuesday he expected to sell an extra about 2,500, boosted by travelling Poland fans.

From BBC

There’s a heavy lean on traditional Ukrainian recipes passed down from Kravchuk’s mother, like classic borscht and pierogies.

From Seattle Times

I like sour cream on pierogies but I didn’t have any, so I used Greek yogurt, but it wasn’t as good.

From Washington Times