"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> Suddenly, I'm having visions of knishes bought on the street when I
>> was a kid. Where was Fortunoff's? Was that Brooklyn? My mom would
>> shop, and my dad would stuff us with knishes & soakers from the
>> vendors outside. To die for.
>
> Joe, if my questions bother you then just ignore, but I haven't a clue
> what you just said
>
> What are knishes and soakers please?
>

"Soaker" is an affectionate term for hot dogs that have been sitting in hot
water, probably for too long. They're delicious, although sometimes the
attraction can be related to extreme hunger, or the surrounding atmosphere.


For knish, I'm too busy to explain. Wikipedia's explanation is fine:
A knish is an Eastern European snack food popular in Jewish communities. A
knish consists of a filling covered with dough that is either baked or
fried. Knishes can be purchased from street vendors in urban areas with a
large Jewish population, sometimes at a hot dog stand.

In the most traditional versions, the filling is made entirely of mashed
potato, ground meat, sauerkraut, onions, kasha (buckwheat groats) or cheese.
More modern varieties of fillings feature sweet potatoes, black beans,
fruit, broccoli, tofu or spinach.

Many cultures have variations on baked or fried dough-covered snacks similar
to the knish: the Jamaican patty, the Spanish and Latin American empanada or
Papa rellena and the South Asian samosa and the Bahavian Nakishka.

Knishes may be round or square/rectangular. They may be entirely covered in
dough or some of the filling may peek out of the top. Sizes range from those
that can be eaten in a single bite hors d'oeuvre to sandwich-sized knishes
that can serve as an entire meal.