Pyzy (dish)

Pyzy ([pɨ'zɨ] (listen)) are a type of dumpling (kluski). The dish is most commonly referred to in its plural for pyzy, as it is most commonly served as a main course meal: large oval-shaped kluski, characteristic to Polish cuisine.[1]

Pyzy

Homemade pyzy
Type	Dumpling
Course	Main
Place of origin	Poland
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Yeast dough
Cookbook: Pyzy

Dishes prepared similar to pyzy include kartacze, goły, potato knedle and Silesian dumplings (kluski śląskie).[2]

Potato pyzy

Potato pyzy are prepared from a mix of raw and boiled potatoes, optionally with added flour, eggs and salt, cooked in boiling water. Stuffed with meat, twaróg or mushroom stuffing, alternatively served without stuffing, and instead served with bacon, lard or fried onion.[3]

Leavened pyzy

Leavened pyzy or pyzy drożdżowe are prepapered from flour, milk, butter, sugar and salt. These are cooked in boiling water (similar to pampuchy) or on steam. In literature, pyzy are said to also be prepared by being baked in an oven.[4]

See also

• Cepelinai
• Pampuchy
• Poutine râpée

External links

• 10 Must-Have Foods from Polish Cities

References

1. "Świętokrzyskie pyzy". Wolnakuchnia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
2. "Kluski białe śląskie - Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi". www.minrol.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
3. "Pyzy, czyli knedle ziemniaczane - przepis podstawowy na ciasto". www.mniammniam.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
4. Ślezańska, Maria (1892). Kucharz wielkopolski: praktyczne przepisy gotowania smacznych a tanich potraw, smażenia konfitur, pieczenia ciast, przyrządzania lodów, kremów, galaret, deserów, konserwów i wędlin oraz różne sekreta domowe. Poznań: J. Leitgeber. Poznań: J. Leitgeber. pp. 160–161.