Have you ever tried pierogies or pelmeni? Are you going to try them but want to get more details about their taste and filling? European Specialties is an excellent source of delicious pierogies and pelmeni to satisfy the needs even of the most demanding consumer. However, before choosing one of them, you may probably ask, “what is the difference between pierogies and pelmeni?”

Pelmeni vs Pierogi

Pierogies are popular European dish (especially in Poland), frequently spelled as peirogy, pierogi, pyrogy, pyrohy, or perogi. They are pockets of dough that are filled with any imaginable filling. Traditional pierogies are usually filled with potato, cabbage, meat, spinach, cheese, fruits, or sauerkraut. In pelmeni, the filling is typically raw, but in pierogies it is pre-cooked. To cook pierogies, you have to place them into a pot of bottle and boil, bake them or fry them in butter. They can be served as dessert, entrée, appetizer, or snack. Traditionally, pierogies are served with sour cream. Some gourmands like to taste pierogies with mushroom sauces or different tomato. Dessert perogies (the ones that have fruit filling) can be served with icing sugar or even with ice cream.

Pelmeni is mainly Russian dish (as Russians invented them). Traditionally, they are filled with meat filling (pork, beef, lamb or mixing several kinds of meat) and have a thin dough made of flour, eggs, and water. The traditional pelmeni recipe requires 55% of beef and 45% of pork to make pelmeni filling. To make the filling tastier salt, pepper, onion, and garlic are added. When the dough and filling are ready, the pelmeni is boiled and served with a dollop of sour cream and butter (some people like to use butter instead of sour cream).

European Specialties offers a wide choice of pierogies and pelmeni, bursting with incredible, delicious, and natural ingredients. All the pierogies and pelmeni sold at our store are respected and highly appreciated by our customers. So, if you want to buy pelmeni online or try different types of perogies, contact us. We will be happy to assist you with it!