gefilte fish

American  

[guh-fil-tuh] / gəˈfɪl tə /

Or gefillte fish,

noun

Jewish Cooking.

1. a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.

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gefilte fish British  

/ ɡəˈfɪltə /

noun

1. Jewish cookery a dish consisting of fish and matzo meal rolled into balls and poached, formerly served stuffed into the skin of a fish

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Etymology

Origin of gefilte fish

1890–95; < Yiddish: literally, stuffed fish

Example Sentences

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gefilte fish

Would your bubbe like a side of merch with that gefilte fish?

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

But I’ll be like, I just want gefilte fish, you know?

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

It wasn't listed, but I'd also add gefilte fish as a fun one.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2022

Jewish families observing Passover have struggled to pay for eggs, gefilte fish and the unleavened bread known as matzo, which represents their ancestors’ exodus from slavery in Egypt.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

She cooked matzoh balls, kneydlach, gefilte fish, kugel, chopped liver, and more kosher dishes than I can remember.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride