gefillte fish

[guh-fil-tuh]

ge·fil·te fish

[guh-fil-tuh]
noun Jewish Cookery.
a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
Also, ge·fill·te fish, ge·füll·te fish, ge·ful·te fish.


Origin:
1890–95; < Yiddish: literally, stuffed fish
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Gefillte fish is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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