{"id":11541,"date":"2022-02-10T08:10:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/?p=11541"},"modified":"2022-03-23T08:23:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T12:23:28","slug":"what-are-pierogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/10\/what-are-pierogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierogi: Foods Demystified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Craving a savory wrapped dumpling? Today, we will explore an outstanding comfort food that doubles as the national dish of Poland &#8212; pierogi. These boiled, fried, or baked dumplings hail from Eastern Europe, and are now enjoyed throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are Pierogi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pierogi (singular \u2013 pier\u00f3g) is a generic Polish term for filled dumplings. Most often, they have a savory flavor, but are also prepared with an assortment of fruit filling, especially in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ingredients are rather simple; unleavened dough that won\u2019t rise while in the oven and a filling of the chefs choosing. Common types of filling include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Potato<\/li><li>Cheese<\/li><li>Sauerkraut<\/li><li>Onion<\/li><li>Mushrooms<\/li><li>Beef<\/li><li>Sweet Cheese<\/li><li>Blueberries<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4084932.jpg\" alt=\"Delicious pierogies ready to be boiled.\" class=\"wp-image-11556\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4084932.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4084932-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4084932-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although some chefs are trying to upward mobilize them in the culinary landscape, they doesn\u2019t have to be complicated or elevated to be delicious. This dish leads a perfect, minimalist existence when skillfully prepared. Who would have thought a dumpling so simple and satisfying could have a contested history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Fact \u2013<\/strong> Good news for the spelling-challenged, there are many other country-specific names and alternate spelling variants that represent these little dumplings. Here are just a few: periogies, pierogies, perogie, pirogi, pirohy, pyrohy, pyrogy, varenyky, vareniki, and peroge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. Hyacinth and His Pierogi!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/28\/what-is-kimchi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many other dishes<\/a>, pierogi have a disputed past. Aside from Poland, a great number of countries claim to be part of its origin story including the Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia, Romania, and as far east as China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, everyone agrees that these dumplings have been eaten and enjoyed since 13th-century Poland. However, the term pierogi first popped up in a Polish cookbook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polishvillaunion.com\/polish-villa\/pierogi-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The&nbsp;Compendium Ferculorum<\/a>, around the 17th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSp0-iwhMtP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSp0-iwhMtP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSp0-iwhMtP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Pierogi Pierogi \ud83e\udd5f\ud83e\udd5f\ud83e\udd5f (@pierogipierogi)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>An old-timey saying, &#8220;\u015awi\u0119ty Jacku z pierogami!&#8221;&nbsp;(&#8220;St. Hyacinth and his pierogi!&#8221;) was a Polish call for help in hopeless circumstances. Legend has it that St. Hyacinth created the dish to feed people during a time of famine. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/aleteia.org\/2019\/08\/17\/how-st-hyacinth-miraculously-fed-a-crowd-of-starving-people-with-pierogi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">variations to this story<\/a> involving St. Hyacinth, but everyone agrees on his title; the Patron Saint of Pierogi. His contribution to the culinary landscape of Poland is still celebrated in modern day life by way of family tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/16\/commercial-soup-equipment-buying-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commercial Soup Equipment Buying Guide \u00bb<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pierogi in Poland and Beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As their national dish, pierogi evokes a sense of nostalgia and warmth for Poles who grew up associating them with holidays and special events. For instance, handmade pierogi play a part in the Polish Christmas tradition, <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.pl\/en\/article\/the-12-dishes-of-polish-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wigilia<\/a>. On Christmas Eve, families celebrate Wigilia, a vigil feast where meat is not allowed. Along with another dozen dishes, Wigilia invariably includes vegetarian pierogi for the family to enjoy before heading to midnight mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZtV_7ssS9y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZtV_7ssS9y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZtV_7ssS9y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by PierogarniaNiebowGe\u0328bie (@pierogarnianiebowgebie)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are visiting Poland but can\u2019t make it for the holidays, keep an eye out for pierogarnia (you won\u2019t have to look too hard.) Pierogarnia (singular \u2013 pierogarnie) are restaurants that specialize in dozens of pierogi varieties and flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North American Pierogi Enthusiasts <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the world, pierogi are Poland\u2019s most popular and recognized dish. This comfort food is extremely popular in the United States and Canada as well much in thanks to Polish and Ukrainian immigrants. First, you can find them premade in the freezer section of your grocery store. In the same fashion, another key spot would be food trucks, and local restaurants in Eastern European neighborhoods like those found in Brooklyn\u2019s Greenpoint, the Ukrainian Village in Chicago and <a href=\"https:\/\/popularpittsburgh.com\/pierogies-pittsburgh-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many others<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZWa0bTHnB8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZWa0bTHnB8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZWa0bTHnB8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Natalie&#8217;s Kitchen Catering (@natalieskitchencatering)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Their popularity is evident through events like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pierogifest.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pierogi Fest in Indiana<\/a> or the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/giant-perogy\" target=\"_blank\"> statue in Glendon, Alberta<\/a>. This roadside tribute of the world\u2019s largest pierogi stands 27 feet tall and weighs 6,000 pounds. This Canadian statue is part of the \u201cGiants of the Prairies\u201d sculptures found in Western Canada which includes other larger-than-life statues including the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giants_of_the_Prairies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World\u2019s Largest Honeybee, Coke Can, and Mallard Duck<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Are you ready to give pierogi a try? Let us know what you think in the comment section!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasserstrom.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/22\/what-is-tofu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Next Up &#8211; Tofu: Foods Demystified \u00bb <\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craving a savory wrapped dumpling? Today, we will explore an outstanding comfort food that doubles as the national dish of Poland &#8212; pierogi. These boiled, fried, or baked dumplings hail from Eastern Europe, and are now enjoyed throughout the world. What Are Pierogi? Pierogi (singular \u2013 pier\u00f3g) is a generic Polish term for filled dumplings. 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