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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

In Poland we have Greek style fish, Ukrainian borscht and Russian pierogi. None of which have anything to do with the place they are named after.

I forgot about French pastry. Which I just puff pastry, but we call it French pastry for some reason. Doesn't it come from Ireland?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

A little correction, the name "ruskie pierogi" comes not from Russia but from Red Ruthenia/Red Rus, or Ruś Czerwona in Polish, a region in western Ukraine.

[–] TacoNissan 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought pierogi was polish 🤔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

As all dishes, it's not from a specific country, but from a region of the world. Eastern Europ in this case. When we fill them with potatoes, we call it russian style. Apparently Russians like carbs.