pelmeny

American

[pel-muh-nee, pyil-mye-nyi] / ˈpɛl mə ni, pjɪlˈmjɛ njɪ /

Or pelmeni

plural noun

Russian Cooking.

a Siberian dish of small pockets of dough filled with seasoned, minced beef, lamb, or pork and served boiled, fried, or in a soup.

Etymology

Origin of pelmeny

1940–45; < Russian pelʾméni, plural of pelʾménʾ, dissimilated form of dial. pelʾnyánʾ < Komi, Udmurt pelʾńań, equivalent to pelʾ ear + ńań bread, pastry (so called from their earlike shape

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The story features a woman named Ksenia, whose pelmennaya—a homey café specializing in pelmeny dumplings—closely resembles Tarusa’s Cheburechnaya, which, in real life, is run by a woman named Natalia Verzilina.

From The New Yorker ● May 6, 2019

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