noun
- Small dumplings made of dough filled with potato, cheese, meat, or other savory or sweet fillings, typically boiled and served with sour cream or fried onions.
Usage: Also spelled 'pierogi' or 'pirogi'; Plural form; singular is 'perogie' or 'pierogi'; Eastern European origin, especially Polish and Ukrainian cuisine
Examples
- My grandmother makes delicious perogies filled with mashed potatoes and cheddar cheese.
- We ordered a plate of perogies topped with caramelized onions and sour cream.
- Perogies are a staple comfort food in many Eastern European households.
- She served perogies as an appetizer at the dinner party.
- The restaurant's cheese and potato perogies were crispy on the outside and tender inside.
- We froze a batch of homemade perogies to cook later in the week.