One Big Knish at Carnegie Deli in NYC

Carnegie Deli Carolyn
Originally uploaded by brady frequent traveler and eater.

She might be cutting up a knish to share with her friends, but she might also just be cutting into it so she can start eating.

Knish
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A knish is an eastern-European snack food popular in Jewish communities. A knish consists of a filling covered with dough that is either baked or fried.

In the most traditional versions, the filling is made entirely of mashed potato, ground meat, sauerkraut, onions, kasha (buckwheat groats) or cheese. More modern varieties of fillings feature sweet potatoes, black beans, fruit, broccoli, tofu or spinach.

Every culture has its own variation on these baked or fried dough-covered snacks, including the Slavic pierogi, the Spanish and Latin American empanada, and the South Asian samosa.