
Finally, our favourite fillings? In gratitude, people made pierogi from the crops for Saint Hyacinth. Ingredients and preparation[ edit ] Fillings[ edit ] Pierogi may be stuffed singularly or in combinations with mashed potatoes , fried onions , quark or farmer cheese , cabbage , sauerkraut , meat , mushrooms , spinach , cheese , or other ingredients depending on the cook's preferences. This story credits the Hyacinth of Poland, also known as Saint Hyacinth or Jacek Odrowaz, the patron saint of perogies, as the main reason these dumplings came to Poland. According to this tradition, Saint Hyacinth paid a visit to Koscielec on July 13, , and on that day, a storm destroyed all crops. Bookmark the permalink. Polish and Ukrainian immigrants brought them over to the U. In fact, Canadians love perogies so much, that the small town of Glendon in Alberta, erected a foot tall statue of a perogy in Claims for the origins of this dumpling have been made by Poles, Romanians, Russians, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, and Slovaks. These fillings can include mashed potatoes, cheese, sauerkraut, cabbage, mushrooms, spinach, ground beef and even grains or legumes. For the softest, lightest dough whatever combination of flour, water, eggs, salt or butter the recipe calls for , remember to knead gently. For many triathletes, pierogi represented an alternative to pasta as a way to boost their carbohydrate intakes. Variations on the Pierogi Pierogi all have a few things in common. Baked, boiled or fried pierogies With an endless array of cooking styles, flavours and fillings, Polish pierogi will not disappoint. Traditional Ukrainian varenyky, before cooking and with crimped edges The name of a popular type of Polish pierogi, pierogi ruskie "Ruthenian pierogi" , is related to Rus' , the historical region and naming of Eastern Slavs and the ancient kingdom from which Ukrainians descend. In Canada, a statue of a perogy pierced on a fork, called the Giant Perogy, can be found on the roadside of a small village in Glendon, Alberta, which the town erected in
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