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348th New Thing - Ate a Runza


One of Matt's employees had a Runza party this past weekend. We were unable to attend but he was nice enough to save us 2 Runzas and freeze them for us. We reheated them tonight for dinner. A runza (also called a bierock, fleischkuche or Kraut Pirok) is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting of beef, pork, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings. They are baked in various shapes such as a half-moon, rectangle, round, square, or triangle. The runza was very tasty. I feel like I've had something similar but could've quite figure it out.

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The runza sandwich originated in Russia during the 1800s and spread to Germany before appearing in the United States. The termbierock comes from the Russian word pirogi or pirozhki and is the term for any food consisting of a savory filling stuffed dough. The recipe was passed down from generation to generation and is available throughout the Americas, particularly Argentina and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba. The recipe was spread throughout the United States by the Volga Germans and can be found in North and South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska. The term "runza" is registered as a trademark in the United States by Nebraska-based Runza Restaurants

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