kishke

Thân thiện

A cook prepares traditional kishke for a holiday meal.

Definition

Noun 1. (Judaism) A traditional Jewish sausage: A food item consisting of seasoned fowl intestines, stuffed with a filling typically made from matzo meal and suet, and then roasted.

Usage

• Kishke is a specific term for a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish. It is used as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
• It is primarily used in culinary and cultural contexts related to Jewish cuisine, especially during holidays and festive meals.

Examples

• "My grandmother's kishke was always the highlight of the Sabbath dinner."
• "The recipe for kishke has been passed down through generations."
• "We serve kishke alongside the brisket for the Passover seder."

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically in Yiddish-influenced English to refer humorously or affectionately to one's guts or innermost feelings, though this is an informal extension of the primary culinary meaning.
  • Example: "I felt it in my kishke that something was wrong."

Variants and Related Words

• Stuffed derma: An alternative English name for the same dish.
• Helzel: A related dish where the neck skin of a chicken or goose is stuffed instead of intestines.

Synonyms

• Stuffed derma

Notes on Meaning

• The definition is highly specific to a single, culturally-defined food item. It does not have multiple distinct meanings in standard English. Its core meaning is the culinary dish described. Any metaphorical use derives directly from the food's nature as a stuffed intestine.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stuffed derma