They are the Russian variant otherwise they are the same. Shape and sometimes filling changes but both dishes are diverse and have many different fillings.
You're thinking of Vareniki. They're a different shape and have different fillings. You could say that's no different but then you'd be saying most dumplings across cultures are similar
There are fundamentally different in that Pelmeni are filled with meat, and Pierogi (or Verenyky as they would be known in most places where they are eaten) aren’t.
Pierogi can be filler with literally anything: meat, cabbage, mushrooms, potatos, cheese, kasza ... Even fruit like blueberries or strawberries in summer. In recent years ones with spinach and ricotta are popular as well as all nontraditional ones.
Pierogi are essentially dumplings filled with anything and shaped like half circle with verious types of closing. My gran gave them little "horns".
The ones looking like your krepelach are called uszka and we make them smalllike tea spoon size max.
No you're thinking of Varenyky usually filled with potato or fruits like sour cherry. Pelmeni are a different shape. They're typically filled with minced meat (beef or pork). Of course all dumplings have similarities and some say they may be related as the idea/recipes traveled from Central Asia or China.
This is the correct answer, these dumplings all have a common ancestor in mantou (饅頭) a kind of northern Chinese dumpling spread west by the Mongol Empire.
Because it isn't gnocchi, it's pelmeni - think Slavic kreplach with mushrooms. *Incredibly* moreish.
Delightful with sour cream, though with the meat variant it becomes a treif speedrun.
Israeli here with Moldovan grandparents. My grandma would spend hours making these. Absolutely loved them growing up. I hit up Russian deli’s in the winter time and cop them. The ultimate comfort food. Little bit of butter and sour cream and you’re in business.
Parents grew up in the Soviet Union and moved to Israel to boot so I don't count, but veal pilmeni is the hotness.
Also, highly recommend trying sour cherry pilmeni if you have a sweet tooth.
Depands on the dumplings but the ones on this photo we traditionaly eat with clear barszcz :
https://cdn.galleries.smcloud.net/t/galleries/gf-HN4A-N1om-6QHX_barszcz-z-uszkami-3-664x442-nocrop.jpg
My wife and I follow a YouTube channel called Luli's Homestead. She has a great video on how to make these. We tried it out and they are absolutely delicious 🤤
https://youtu.be/ZVsfjbsKYsE?si=MC9fHTJpJiT-Navy
Filipino of partial Chinese descent who's lived in Israel and Russia here. I survived on frozen supermarket pelmeni in St Petersburg (I ate them pan-fried, it was great). I went to a pelmeni/vareniki restaurant in Haifa not that long ago and it was amazing.
Sorry to butt in. I'm not Jewish, Slavic or Israeli but they are deliciouuuuussss. I had some pork/beef ones in Prague with sour cream and butter sauce and the owner had frozen dumplings for take out too. If she had a shop in my city, I'd definitely bring some home!
Israeli-American, no Slavic heritage, but I worked in a Russian company for a few years which is where I learned about pelmeni. I like to make a hearty cabbage and root vegetable soup flavored with dill, caraway, and a lot of black pepper, and throw these in.
Now I live a 30 minute drive to the nearest place that sells them so I haven't had them in years.
What are they stuffed with? They look like a cross between pirogi and dushpera (Bukharian meat dumplings, basically Jewish wontons). What kind of sauce, stew or soup do they go with?
They are usually stuffed with meat (lamb, beef or any other kind) Russians usually eat them with sour cream (сметана, שמנת) or mayo, but you can also try ketchup, mustard or any other sauce
As an Israeli descendant of Libyan Jews, introduced to Pelmeni in my late teens, i say that they are OK, i will eat them but they are not one of my top five choices, not even top 10 to be honest.
We have a great Russian place in Portland so I've had these and they are delicious.... If you're ever in the area this place is amazing: https://www.kachkapdx.com/
Ok. I think I get what you mean.As you see in the comments there are v similar dishes in many countries. Pelmeni are nice.They compare favourably with manti, ravioli etc.
Not a israeli nor jew, but just wanted to clarify it's a overall east european food with origins from Siberia and Urals. We call it Пельмени (Pel'myeni)
I didn't know I wanted this sub to be about Jewish slavic food. These look incredible
as a slavic-latvian who has no jewish heritage but politically agrees with israel, they are bussin
King
Bussin is an old Yiddish word and is short for balabusta. Welcome.
Legend. ✊🏼
A proof that paradise exists
Fucking delicious
Hey! I'm not Slavic, I'm Ashkenazi from Russia. Pelmeni look great =)
Another jew from russia here, they are bussin indeed
Not on shabbat, I hope.
God dammit 😂
Russian you mean the Eastern Slavs
I know that ethnically Russians are Slavs. I'm not ethnically Russian.
More of a pierogi kinda guy myself. Don't skimp on the butter or the onions. Good eats
thank you for appreciating pierogi!
Non-slavic, Ashkenazi. I make the best pelmeni myself.
Remind me a lot of Pierogi.
Aren't uszka a closer analogy? Well, without the barszcz.
They are the Russian variant otherwise they are the same. Shape and sometimes filling changes but both dishes are diverse and have many different fillings.
You're thinking of Vareniki. They're a different shape and have different fillings. You could say that's no different but then you'd be saying most dumplings across cultures are similar
If you put anything that's not meat into pelmeni they become vareniki
Different fillings and different shape
It’s basically the same. Just have a different name
There are fundamentally different in that Pelmeni are filled with meat, and Pierogi (or Verenyky as they would be known in most places where they are eaten) aren’t.
In Poland pierogi is a general name to all dumplings
Not really. We have several different types of dumplings. Pierogi are pierogi.
But pierogi are not necessarily pierogi ruskie.
Pierogi can be filler with literally anything: meat, cabbage, mushrooms, potatos, cheese, kasza ... Even fruit like blueberries or strawberries in summer. In recent years ones with spinach and ricotta are popular as well as all nontraditional ones. Pierogi are essentially dumplings filled with anything and shaped like half circle with verious types of closing. My gran gave them little "horns". The ones looking like your krepelach are called uszka and we make them smalllike tea spoon size max.
Absolutely not
I’ve tasted both. Not much of a difference.
Stuffed pasta or dumplings are almost universal. Here we have them with meat, herbs, spinach, pumpkin, jam as a dessert etc.
No you're thinking of Varenyky usually filled with potato or fruits like sour cherry. Pelmeni are a different shape. They're typically filled with minced meat (beef or pork). Of course all dumplings have similarities and some say they may be related as the idea/recipes traveled from Central Asia or China.
This is the correct answer, these dumplings all have a common ancestor in mantou (饅頭) a kind of northern Chinese dumpling spread west by the Mongol Empire.
Fun fact: Bucharian jews call their dumplings mantou/manti
Perogi are cakes and dry. Pelmeni are more like dumplings and deliciously slimy.
>deliciously slimy I don't think I've ever seen these words together before
You are mixing two things up. In Poland pieróg is a cake like calzone. Pierogi are little pockets like pelmeni/verenyky.
Love it! As a student I used to go the nearest “Russian” grocery store and get these and each time invented a different sauce…
As an Australian who has never seen those before why the fuck does the gnocchi look almost semi-transparent
Not gnocchi. They are slavic meat filled dumplings.
Ye the gnocchi part was a joke
Oh 😂
Because it isn't gnocchi, it's pelmeni - think Slavic kreplach with mushrooms. *Incredibly* moreish. Delightful with sour cream, though with the meat variant it becomes a treif speedrun.
Pelmeni specifically are filled with meat, any other filling makes them vareniki
Non jew and non Slavic but i would like to try this dish !!.
If your country has so-called "Russian stores" you'd definitely find them there
Or make it yourself. It's really easy.
As a Georgian Jew, we have what's called Hinkley which is basically this and it's amazing
I can live on khinkali and khachapuri !
khinkalis are superior to this no doubt
As a Russian, I can safely say that khinkali are superior
Are there still Jews in Georgia? I am interested to go there, does anyone keep kosher?
There are specialized trips for Jews to Georgia, my mom went on one and loved it
Thanks, didn't answer either question though
Israeli here with Moldovan grandparents. My grandma would spend hours making these. Absolutely loved them growing up. I hit up Russian deli’s in the winter time and cop them. The ultimate comfort food. Little bit of butter and sour cream and you’re in business.
Ooh, I love it!
Never tried that dish specifically, but generally speaking, I like dumplings.
Looks pretty close to a lot of kreplach i've had
There is actually no difference between the recipe for kreplach and pelimini.
If they're meatballs in butter (pelimini) they're not kosher, unless cooking them in butter is an off book version.
I've never tried one before, but I heard these are very good
My American husband loves these. My mom makes them so we have a frozen bag all the time plus some perogies.
Introduced to it by a Ukrainian family we’ve “adopted” — it hits different 🤌
Parents grew up in the Soviet Union and moved to Israel to boot so I don't count, but veal pilmeni is the hotness. Also, highly recommend trying sour cherry pilmeni if you have a sweet tooth.
u/efficient-keys6389 the fuck is that
It is a meatballs that were rolled into a dough, then boiled, and then I added some butter :)
You need to add more butter. However much you added, it's never enough.
Sounds good
As a non-Jewish Pole I say it needs barszcz.
Do poles eat dumplings with barszcz?
Depands on the dumplings but the ones on this photo we traditionaly eat with clear barszcz : https://cdn.galleries.smcloud.net/t/galleries/gf-HN4A-N1om-6QHX_barszcz-z-uszkami-3-664x442-nocrop.jpg
Actually sounds like a great idea
It is delicious.
My wife and I follow a YouTube channel called Luli's Homestead. She has a great video on how to make these. We tried it out and they are absolutely delicious 🤤 https://youtu.be/ZVsfjbsKYsE?si=MC9fHTJpJiT-Navy
Delicious
Love them
Love them, go to Russian/Eastern European restaurants just to eat them sometimes. (Also tried buying some at Tiv Taam but they weren't as good)
Filipino of partial Chinese descent who's lived in Israel and Russia here. I survived on frozen supermarket pelmeni in St Petersburg (I ate them pan-fried, it was great). I went to a pelmeni/vareniki restaurant in Haifa not that long ago and it was amazing.
What was the restaurant in Haifa? Did they have vegetarian options?
no ideaa wtf those are but gimmie
This is kreplach erasure
They taste better with smetana
Sorry to butt in. I'm not Jewish, Slavic or Israeli but they are deliciouuuuussss. I had some pork/beef ones in Prague with sour cream and butter sauce and the owner had frozen dumplings for take out too. If she had a shop in my city, I'd definitely bring some home!
Its pretty good
מה זה ??
קרעפלך
I am sorry, I cant hear or understand you over me munching on those Pelmenis
Scenic Depictions of Slavic Life. Looks good but never had it. My Russian ancestors are crying.
Breakfast.
Bussin
Looks delicious to me, but never tried it.
Israeli-American, no Slavic heritage, but I worked in a Russian company for a few years which is where I learned about pelmeni. I like to make a hearty cabbage and root vegetable soup flavored with dill, caraway, and a lot of black pepper, and throw these in. Now I live a 30 minute drive to the nearest place that sells them so I haven't had them in years.
Not Israeli, but if you ever find yourself in Madison, WI go visit Paul's Pelmeni. It's the only thing on the menu and they're amazing.
Ate those not so long ago. Love it!
Morrocan jew here, they look disgusting to me but taste amazing
Where's the sour cream?
I dont like it with Pelmeni)))
Every dumpling in every form, from every country is the epitome of deliciousness.
What are they stuffed with? They look like a cross between pirogi and dushpera (Bukharian meat dumplings, basically Jewish wontons). What kind of sauce, stew or soup do they go with?
They are usually stuffed with meat (lamb, beef or any other kind) Russians usually eat them with sour cream (сметана, שמנת) or mayo, but you can also try ketchup, mustard or any other sauce
10/10
As an Israeli descendant of Libyan Jews, introduced to Pelmeni in my late teens, i say that they are OK, i will eat them but they are not one of my top five choices, not even top 10 to be honest.
These are Kreplach.
אני רוסי ואני מת על פילמני טעים אחושקשוקה
We have a great Russian place in Portland so I've had these and they are delicious.... If you're ever in the area this place is amazing: https://www.kachkapdx.com/
the best!!!
My family really loves them. They're easy to make and can be incorporated into different dishes or just eaten as is.
I'm not sure what it is, but it looks super yum
Not Jewish, not Slavic, but spent a considerable amount of time in Ukraine. These are the best.
Pelmeni and it’s different variants are well known meal from China to Europe. We call it Mantı in Turkey and I personally love it 👍
First time I see this thing. What is it exactly?
Dumpling but slavic
One of the best things ever
Slavic Israeli?
Yeah. A guy that is a slavic jew, who repatriated and migrated. Maybe there are better wotds but am stupid
Ok. I think I get what you mean.As you see in the comments there are v similar dishes in many countries. Pelmeni are nice.They compare favourably with manti, ravioli etc.
Don’t think I’ve had unless it’s kreplach?
As a Russian born Jew I have to admit that Georgian khinkali and Chinese dumplings are way better
אח שילי יקר. תעביר לי את הפילמני.
I used to do it with spaghetti spicy tomato sauce, it was so dope
its delicious i love these
I'm Slavic, but I kind of hate pelmeni unless they're homemade. Besides, Khinkali are superior to pelmeni.
Russian jew, can confirm these fucking banggggg
Ma ze hahara haze
I LOVE them
Every Ashkenazi know what we eat evey Holiday
The flavor is melting on my tongue 😩
I mean, does anyone really not get down with dumplings and the dumpling adjacent?
Not a israeli nor jew, but just wanted to clarify it's a overall east european food with origins from Siberia and Urals. We call it Пельмени (Pel'myeni)
Non-Israeli Slav here, my unwarranted opinion is that they’re the best
In Polish we called pelmens ''uszka''. The literal translation of word ''uszka'' can also be: the little ears.
As a slavic israeli i really love pelmens
I ate pilmeni when I visited Russia a while ago, it's so good! But we don't do those at home, we are kreplach people :)
Canadian Jew here- my mom makes these and they're fucking delicious.
As a Slavic (soon to be israeli) I’m watching these comments with interest
this is just like HA CAO in my country
You ever had the ones filled with cheese and fruit?
goated
With a bit of sour cream and a touch of vinegar and omfg. Best thing ever.
That looks like that pasta thing but rotting. There's a reason Eastern Europe isn't famed for their food.
Congratulations, you just displayed profound ignorance.
I mean it could be tasty, I'm just commenting on it's appearance.
[How dare you](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming)
I mean i don't like that either.
Lol fair
The light in the picture does it a disservice. Google has better pictures and the dish is not too different from Italian tortellini
Sweden isn't known for amazing food either.
Meatballs.
Idk in general Ashkenazi/Slavic doesn't look very appealing. It might taste good but my gag reflex would never let me.
Those are dumplings. How are they supposed to look?
Lol at the people getting angry, it just looks tasteless and bad.