Kishka (food)

Kishka or kishke (Belarusian: кішка, kishka [ˈkʲiʂka]; Czech: jelito [ˈjɛlɪto]; Slovak: krvavnica [ˈkr̩vaʋɲit͡sa] (regionally also hurka); Polish: kiszka / kaszanka; Romanian: chişcă; Yiddish: קישקע : kishke; Hebrew קישקע; Russian: кишка [kʲɪʂˈka] ⓘ; Ukrainian: кишка [ˈkɪʃkɐ] ⓘ; also Slovene: krvavica/kašnica; Lithuanian: vėdarai; Hungarian: hurka [ˈhurkɒ]) refers to various types of sausage or stuffed intestine with a filling made from a combination of meat and meal, often grain or potato.

Greater Białystok Area kiszka is usually made in a way very similar to the Jewish kishke, but in the majority of cases, pig intestines are used, and ground potatoes are the main ingredient.

Kishke, also known as stuffed derma (from German Darm, "intestine"), is a Jewish dish traditionally made from flour or matzo meal, schmaltz and spices.

[9] Prepared kishke is sold in some kosher butcheries and delicatessens; in Israel it is available in the frozen food section of most supermarkets.

One popular version familiar to American radio audiences was from a 1963 recording by Grammy award-winning polka artist Frankie Yankovic.