Blintz
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A cheese blintzes or blintz (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a rolled filled pancake in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, in essence a wrap based on a crepe or Russian blini.[1]
History
Traditional blintzes are filled with sweetened cheese, sometimes with the addition of raisins, or fruit preserves and then slightly sautéed.[1] They are served on Shavuot.[2] The word blintz in English comes from the Yiddish word Script error: No such module "Lang". or Script error: No such module "lang"., coming from a Slavic word блинец [blin-yets] meaning blin, or pancake.[3]
Like the knishes, blintzes represent foods that are now considered typically Jewish,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and exemplify the changes in foods that Jews adopted from their Christian neighbors.[4]
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See also
- Baghrir
- The Russian dish blinchiki, literally "little blini" is a more generic dish, with filings of any kind: cottage cheese, preserves, meat, etc.
- Naleśniki
References
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