Alberta 2:

I'm sure everyone here knows what perogies are. Depending on where
you're from they're pierogies, perogi, pirohy, pirosti, vareniki,
varenyky, varenikie or varenikes.

I first encountered them as varenikes in Kosher style delis in
Ottawa. And perogies are very common fare throughout Alberta thanks
to its large Ukrainian population.

Here's a couple of twists that are less well known ...

As well as having potato, cheese and onion fillings you can make
dessert ones filled with Quark, honey and berries or jam, served
with whipped cream instead of sour cream.

After they are boiled, they can be panfried until golden brown. In
Yellowknife back when Nettie ran Nettie's Pyroghy House inside the
Gold Range they were deep fried until they had a crispy shell which
was tricky as if you overcooked them the molten cheese explodes.
They were the best!

A very different version:

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      Title: Passover Varenikas
 Categories: Kosher, Beef, Potatoes, Dumplings
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 c  Mashed potatoes
    1/4 c  Matzo cake meal
      1 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Pepper
      3    Eggs
      1 c  Cooked beef; chopped
    1/2 c  Matzo meal
 
  Combine potatoes, cake meal, 2 eggs and seasonings.  Form into
  balls. Make a depression in each, and fill with meat. Enclose with
  potato mix. Flatten slightly, dip in egg, then meal, and fry till
  brown.
  
  From: Annice Grinberg  Date: 09 Mar 97 Jewish-Food List Ä
 
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Cheers

Jim


... This is the Blade Runner of dumplings.
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