piroshki
- n small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried
- In the San Francisco area, some theaters now offer beef- or vegetable-filled Russian piroshki and the fruit-filled Jewish pastries, hamantaschen.
- His most celebrated dishes: his version of the Russian meat-filled turnovers, known as piroshki, which he nestles on an herbaceous bearnaise sauce; roast breast of pheasant with .
- The fried Beijing-style dumplings guo tie would be just right with a steaming borscht and a nice change from piroshki.