nalisniki

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nalisniki (plural nalisniki or nalisnikis)

1. Alternative form of nalesniki.
   • 1939 October 9, “Tuesday at Eaton’s”, in The Winnipeg Tribune, 50th year, number 241, Winnipeg, Man., →OCLC, page 18:

     Ever Tasted “Nalisniki”? If not, you’ve a treat in store for you—Nalisniki, one of the tasty European hot dishes featured at our Basement Delicatessen Counter, is really a kind of glorified pancake—rolled with a cottage cheese and egg mixture. Different and delicious: try Nalisniki Tuesday!

   • 1972 March 20, “Spring atmosphere fills hall”, in The Brantford Expositor, Brantford, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16, columns 1–2:

     Buyers were drawn to Mrs. Stanley Kaza’s delicatessen booth by the distinctive aromas of Polish dishes. These included cabbage rolls, Polish sausage, pierogi — dumplings filled with cabbage, cheese or meat, nalisniki — crepe suzettes, plus many other mouth-watering items.

   • 1990, Doug Smith, Polly Smith, “Polish Villa II”, in The Cheap Gourmets’ Dining Guide to the Niagara Frontier, updated edition, Buffalo, N.Y.: Western New York Wares Inc./Meyer Enterprises, →ISBN, part II (Pretty Cheap), page 63:

     Desserts frequently include nalisniki, the slender Polish crepe with a variety of fillings.

   • 1994 December 14, Zedra Jurist Aranow, “Cookbooks: Area tomes make great local gifts”, in Springfield Union-News, Springfield, Mass.: The Republican Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29:

     The Rev. Charles DiMascola, priest of the church, is understandably proud of the fact that about a dozen of his mother’s recipes appear. Among his own fondly remembered favorites are Nalisniki, “like a crepe, very rich, stuffed with sweet cheeses and covered with hot strawberry sauce. We called it the Gift of Heaven, it was so good.” And he specially enjoyed her Golambki, rice-and-meat stuffed cabbage with sauce of sour cream and sauerkraut.

   • 2004 August 27, Detroit Free Press, volume 174, number 115, Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Free Press Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12H:

     Steve’s FAMILY DINING / HOME COOKED POLISH & AMERICAN MEALS […] • Pierogi • Stuffed Cabbage • Kielbasa & Kraut • City Chicken • Nalisniki • Broasted Chicken • Potato Pancakes

Etymology 2

Noun

nalisniki (plural nalisniki or nalisnikis)

1. Alternative form of nalistniki.
   • 1941 July, Marie Alexandre Markevitch, “Everyday Menus”, in The Epicure in Imperial Russia, San Francisco, Calif.: The Colt Press, →OCLC, “Characteristic Menus” section, pages 100 and 103:

     Nalisnikis with cottage cheese […] Nettle Nalisnikis

   • 1973 February 8, Marion Kallfelz, “Novice cook starts career with French recipes”, in The Morning News, volume 183, number 34, Wilmington, Del., →OCLC, page 51, column 2:

     For their next big dinner, Terry will make a Russian dish, nalisniki, which is ground sirloin, onion, dill and hardboiled egg stuffed in crepes and served with mushroom sauce, […]

   • 1975 May 23, Sharon Anne Ebel, “Lost Lake: A Day To Remember”, in Freeport Journal-Standard, 128th year, Freeport, Ill., →OCLC, page 4, columns 1 and 4:

     Nestled in the hills approximately 10 miles east of Freeport is a tiny Russian community known as Lost Lake. […] Also served were piroshke, similar to bismarks and filled with meat and rice, and nalisniki, a pancake with a cheese filling.

   • 1982 October 20, Irene Wortley, “Nalisniki: A delicious cheese-filled crepe”, in The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page C8, columns 2 and 4:

     “I’m of Russian decent^[sic] and making nalisniki was second nature to me,” she [Ann Klapowich] says. Nalisniki is a delicious cheese-filled crepe. […] After 50 years of marriage you might think eating habits would change, but for everyone in the Klapowich family nalisniki is still Joe’s favorite meal. Although there are countless fillings for nalisniki, Ron and Joann, her two children, still like cheese-filled the best. […] Ann Klapowich cooks up nalisniki

   • 2000 February 23, Rosemary Black, “Ground the world in 80 ways”, in Daily News, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:

     Russian Nalisniki (Ground Beef Stuffed Crepes)

Etymology 3

Noun

nalisniki (plural nalisniki or nalisnikis)

1. Alternative form of nalysnyky.
   • 1974 November 2, “Seen and heard: Ukrainian bazaar puts Yule in the air”, in Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 4, page 53, column 2:

     The kitchen operation, convened by Mrs. Dora Ostaszewski and her staff, will provide cabbage rolls and pirogi, plus nalisniki which are paper-thin pancakes stuffed with cottage cheese.

   • 1975 November 11, “Ukrainian bazaar offering 8,000 cookies”, in Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 3, page 37, column 6:

     A kitchen staff headed by Mrs. Ann Chornomaz is preparing cabbage rolls and pyrohy (potato and cheese-filled dumplings) as well as nalisniki (cheese blintzes) along with pastries and traditional Canadian dishes, which will be served in the dining and tea room of the hall.

   • 1982 October 8, “Ukrainian Heritage Day”, in The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A11:

     UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, BETHLEHEM BRANCH—Taste nalisniki (crepes) […]

   • 1995, Harold Shank, “Making Jesus My Money Manager”, in Loosening Your Grip: Letting Go and Living in True Security (A Faith Focus Book), Fort Worth, Tex.: Sweet Publishing, →ISBN, pages 139 and 141:

     On a previous visit, she invited our medical missions team to the hospital canteen for a delightful Ukrainian meal, where she tried to teach us some Russian words, including the name of a delicious Ukrainian dessert called nalisniki. […] With the sweet taste of nalisniki on my tongue, with the joy of Yehizaveta’s celebration fresh in my mind, and with my own inability to release control of my money recently exposed by the light of David’s gift, I began to wonder why I gripped my money so tightly.

   • 1996 January 25, Margaret LeBrun, quoting Lydia Dyka, “Lydia Dyka, Ukraine”, in Syracuse Herald-Journal, volume 120, number 35,793, Syracuse, N.Y.: The Herald Company, →OCLC, “hj” section (volume 7, number 16), page 18:

     My favorite cultural dish: Nalisniki – it’s a round dough with meat and carrots in it. The dough is like dough you make for pancakes, only much thinner. You put it in egg yolk and fry it a little.

   • 2008 June 19–25, “Calendar”, in Kevin Wilson, editor, See Magazine, number 760, Edmonton, Alta.: Great West Newspapers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:

     Whirlwind? Calendar is shocked… shocked!… to learn that all this time Shumka meant “whirlwind.” We thought it meant world-class Ukrainian dance and/or colourful costumes and/or an enjoyable night out and/or “Keep those boots polished or no nalisniki for you.”