That thing certainly does not look anything like a pieróg. To me, it looks like sliced boiled potato.

So what is a pieróg, exactly? (Plural is pierogi or can be pierogies.) Well, it’s essentially a dough dumpling stuffed with savory goodness like potato and cheese or onion, hot sausage, or sauerkraut, to name a few fillings.

Giving Back to the Community One Pieróg at a Time

But there was also one pieróg version that did not win the popularity contest. It was called pizzowego (pizzarogis), a pieróg filled with a combination of sausage, pepperoni, and cheese, doused with tomato sauce.

In the photo she's wearing a green floral headscarf and spooning cherry filling into a pieróg.

Pieróg

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