 Pelmeni served with smetana (sour cream) | |
| Type | Dumpling |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Present-day Russia (Siberia or Ural) |
| Main ingredients | Dough: flour, water, sometimes eggs Filling: minced meat (pork, lamb, beef, fish, or any other kind of meat) or mushrooms as well as salt, pepper and sometimes herbs and onions. |
Pelmeni (Russian: пельмени — plural, pronounced [pʲɪlʲˈmʲenʲɪ]; pelmen, Russian: пельмень—singular, pronounced [pʲɪlʲˈmʲenʲ]) are dumplings of Russian cuisine that consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough.
It is debated whether they originated in Ural or Siberia.[1] Pelmeni have been described as "the heart of Russian cuisine".[2]
- ^ "Pelmeni, Siberian Meat Dumplings". Food Perestroika. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "What is Pelmeni?". pelandmeni.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-01-30.