Pirozhki

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Pirozhki are the Russian answer to handheld comfort—soft, yeast-leavened boats of dough that cradle whatever filling calls to you, whether baked or fried until golden. Born from the word pirog (pie), these diminutive cousins have become street-food staples across Eastern Europe and beyond, especially wherever Russian communities have put down roots. They're the kind of thing you grab warm, the dough still steaming, and eat standing up because waiting feels impossible.

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Pirozhki (Russian: пирожки, IPA: [pʲɪrɐʂˈkʲi]; sing. пирожок, pirozhok; see also other names) is the Russian name for baked or fried yeast-leavened boat-shaped buns with a variety of fillings in Russian and Eastern European cuisine in general. Pirozhki are a popular street food and comfort food. They are especially popular in countries with large ethnic Russian communities, and may also be found in other parts of the world. The word pirozhki is a diminutive of pirog, the Russian name for pie.

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