Knish

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A knish is a traditional ashkenazi jewish snack food consisting of a filling covered with dough that is typically baked or sometimes deep fried. knishes are often purchased from street vendors in urban areas with a large jewish population, sometimes at a hot dog stand, or from a butcher shop. they are still strongly associated with new york city cuisine, possibly because of the iconic yonah schimmel's knish bakery restaurant, located on the lower east side of manhattan, traditionally a jewish neighbourhood. knishes were popularized in north america by ashkenazi jewish refugees from the pale of settlement (mainly from present-day belarus, lithuania, ukraine, and eastern poland).in most tr...

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