Canadian Cuisine: Perogies

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Pierogi (also known as perogi, perogy, pirohi, piroghi, pirogi, pirogen, pierogy, pirohy, and pyrohy) refer to a variety of Salvic semiciercular (or, in some cases, square) boiled dumplings of unleavened dough stuffed with varying ingredients. Often thought to be a Polish dish, it's Slavic origins actually predate the modern nation states and their standardized languages, making it's ancestery difficult to trace.

Perogies can be stuffed with mashed potatoes, cheese, farmer's cheese, bryndza, cabbage, sauerkraut, meat, mushrooms, or other ingredients. A popular filling for perogies in Canada is mashed potatoes mixed with chaddar and cottage cheese.

Of course, something that is already loaded with two kinds of cheese deserves to be fried, covered with fried onions, bacon, and mushrooms, and slathered with plenty of sour cream.

Dessert versions can be stuffed with a fresh fruit filling, such as cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, saskatoon, peach, or apple. These are often served with butter and maple syrup.

Perogies -- Putting the "Mmm!" in "Mealtime".