Vorschmack

Vorschmack
Five triangular slices of rye bread topped with vorschmack lying on a wooden place
Odesa Jewish-style vorschmack served on rye bread
CourseHors d'oeuvre, Zakuski
Region or stateEastern Europe, Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora
Associated cuisineAshkenazi Jewish, American Jewish, Finnish, German, Israeli, Ukrainian Jewish, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian
Main ingredientsGround meat and/or fish

Vorschmack or forshmak (Yiddish: פאָרשמאק; from archaic German Vorschmack, "foretaste"[1] or "appetizer"[2]) is an originally East European dish made of salty minced fish or meat. Different variants of this dish are especially common in Ashkenazi Jewish and Finnish cuisine. Some varieties are also known in Ukrainian,[3] Polish and Russian cuisine.

  1. ^ Gil Marks. Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. Forshmak
  2. ^ Max Vasmer (1953–1958). "Vorschmack". Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German). Heidelberg: Winter. "Форшмак". Этимологический словарь русского языка. Russian translation by Oleg Trubachyov. Moscow: Progress. 1964–1973.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Українська кухня минулого і майбутнього: головні тези UKRAINIAN GASTRO SHOW / Що готували: Форшмак з товстолоба

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