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Bierock is a yeast dough pastry pocket sandwich with savory filling, [1] originating in Eastern Europe. [2] [3] [4] The dish is common among the Volga German community in the United States and Argentina. It was brought to the United States in the 1870s by German Russian Mennonite immigrants. [5]
Many sources agree that Sally Everett invented the name "runza" [18] [3] [12] although it is likely she adapted it from an existing name for the sandwich; either the krautrunz, [18] an older, different German name for the bierock, or the Low German runsa, [12] meaning "belly", alluding to the gently rounded shape of the pouch pastry.
Despite the modern pasty's strong association with Cornwall, its origins are unclear. The English word "pasty" derives from Medieval French (O.Fr. paste from V.Lat pasta [5]) for a pie, filled with venison, salmon or other meat, vegetables or cheese, baked without a dish. [6] Pasties have been mentioned in cookbooks throughout the ages.
Originally called the Sûpreme, the pastry consists of croissant dough rolled and filled with pastry cream and dipped in ganache. Nun's puffs: France: Made from butter, milk, flour, sugar, eggs and sometimes honey, [67] recipes call for pan frying (traditionally in lard), re-frying and then baking, or baking straight away. [68] [69] Nunt: Jewish
Sandwiches are a common type of lunch food often eaten as part of a packed lunch. There are many types of sandwiches, made from a diverse variety of ingredients. The sandwich is the namesake of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, a British statesman. Sandwiches can also have notable cultural impact. [citation needed]
The Food Network put the St. Paul sandwich on a list of "Best Sandwiches in America." Playboy magazine rated a St. Louis-area St. Paul sandwich as one of the top 10 sandwiches in the United States.
The French word pâtisserie is also used in English (with or without the accent) for many of the same foods, as well as the set of techniques used to make them. Originally, the French word pastisserie referred to anything, such as a meat pie, made in dough ( paste , later pâte ) and not typically a luxurious or sweet product. [ 7 ]
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