Ah well, they are either called Vereniki or Pelmeni then and they are a traditional Russian dish, we eat them as my wife makes her own when she has the time as they take ages to do but they are gorgeous but very fattening

Boil 'em serve em with sour cream and bacon bits.
Beats the ass off of Timbits and day

[QUOTE=Garfielduk]Ah well, they are either called Vereniki or Pelmeni then and they are a traditional Russian dish,

My polish grandparents are rolling over in their graves right now!

Ok, but do you just eat them on their own with the cream & baco-bits? You know what us Brits are like for meat, taters & 2 veg......do you eat perogies on the side (like you would for the taters) with chicken or pork?? They sound lovely and you're obviously raving about them....just wondering

Ah well I was just going to say about the Polish language as it has certain words from the Ukrainian language. I was out there on several occasions but it was over 4 years ago, I loved the place, especially Odessa on the Black Sea, Kiev also had some nice places to visit but was VERY CAPITAL CITY if you know what I mean. Odessa of course has some great beaches for the summer and bars closeby, there are also a good selection of good places to eat, don't bother with the cheap ones though. They even have McD's there but that's not really a bonus is it. Depends what you like when visiting a place but I found it fascinating. If you do decide to go let me know as we can give you some pointers on Accomodation, etc and ho to travel around. There are flights from Warsaw to Odessa or Kiev by LOT airlines.

No No, we just have a plate full of them tossed in butter, seasoned of course and then just demolish the lot in less than 5 minutes, then the kids ask for more

You lot are polite if it takes 5 minutes to demolish them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've just thought of another one I've never seen in the UK but are big over here - cabbage rolls.......and fish cakes Nova Scotia style made with salt fish - now they're nice

FINALLY!! Someone else agrees with me - That winterfresh flavour (and ROOT BEER) smells and tastes like Germolene!! I've been telling my OH that since we arrived here!

BUT! How on earth you can put Germolene and "delish" in the same sentence defies belief BLEUUGH!!!!

Each to his own, I suppose

Okay now, cabbage rolls are called Golubtzy in Russian and are boiled cabbage leaves, then filled with mushrooms, rice, herbs and vegetables in a cream sauce or can have minced meat and rice in a tomato and herb sauce, then bake din the oven; these are also tasty and gorgeous

Thank you Calgal Now I know what that taste is. BUT I quite like Root Beer actually!! (I promise not to bring it in the limo though )

My Mother In Law showed me how to make these, so hubby has a taste of home here in the UK. I agree...very tasty!
(Great to make extra and stick in the freezer.)

We are tentatively planning our trip for early spring. I would be ever so grateful with any info you can give us about eastern europe in general and poland, ukraine and soviet georgia in particular. Will pm you closer to the time. Thanks so much!

Called Golbaki in polish and they are absolutely delicious. Many wonderful memories of perogies and golbaki dinners at my grandparents home!

[QUOTE=willmore] Sorry, I was wrong, my wife has just confirmed that these dishes are traditional Ukrainian and NOT Russian although they will eat it and many Russian restaurants will serve it.