page_title: Knish
hierarchical_section_title: Knish
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Кныши с картошкой (пюре) и жареным луком English: Knishes (knyshes) stuffed with mashed potatoes and fried onions
context_page_description: A knish is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish snack food consisting of a filling covered with dough that is typically baked, or sometimes deep fried.
  Knishes can be purchased from street vendors in urban areas with a large Jewish population, sometimes at a hot dog stand or from a butcher shop. It is still strongly associated with the New York City region. It was made popular in North America by Ashkenazi Jewish refugees from the Pale of Settlement.
  In most traditional versions, the filling is made entirely of mashed potato, kasha, or cheese. Other varieties of fillings include sweet potatoes, black beans, or spinach.
  Knishes may be round, rectangular, or square. They may be entirely covered in dough or some of the filling may peek out of the top. Sizes range from those that can be eaten in a single bite hors d'oeuvre to sandwich-sized.
context_section_description: A knish /kəˈnɪʃ/ is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish snack food consisting of a filling covered with dough that is typically baked, or sometimes deep fried.
  Knishes can be purchased from street vendors in urban areas with a large Jewish population, sometimes at a hot dog stand or from a butcher shop. It is still strongly associated with the New York City region. It was made popular in North America by Ashkenazi Jewish refugees from the Pale of Settlement (mainly from present-day Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine and eastern Poland).
  In most traditional versions, the filling is made entirely of mashed potato, kasha (buckwheat groats), or cheese. Other varieties of fillings include sweet potatoes, black beans, or spinach.
  Knishes may be round, rectangular, or square. They may be entirely covered in dough or some of the filling may peek out of the top. Sizes range from those that can be eaten in a single bite hors d'oeuvre to sandwich-sized.
caption: Knishes with mashed potato and fried onions
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