- Runza
A runza (also called a
bierock , fleischkuche or Kraut Pirok) is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting ofbeef ,pork ,cabbage orsauerkraut ,onion s, and seasonings. They are baked in various shapes such as a half-moon, rectangle, round (bun), square, or triangle. InNebraska , the runza is usually baked in a rectangular shape. The bierocks ofKansas , on the other hand, are generally baked in the shape of a bun.History
Both the bierock and the runza sandwich have German-Russian roots going back to the 18th century. The term "bierock" comes from the Russian word "pirogi" or "pirozhki" and is the name for any food consisting of a filling stuffed into dough. The recipe was passed down from one generation to the next, and was brought to America, particularly to the Canadian provinces of Alberta, "Manitoba", the U.S. states of North and South Dakota, "Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois," Kansas and Nebraska, and Argentina by the
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Runza Restaurants
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* [http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1618,158167-248201,00.html A runza recipe]
* [http://thisfoodthing.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/original-runza-recipe/ Original Runza Recipe]
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