Potato babka is a savoury dish, popular especially in
Belarus and northeastern
Poland, where it is known as babka ziemniaczana. It is made from
grated
A grater, also known as a shredder, is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces.
Uses
Food preparation
Several types of graters feature different sizes of grating slots, and can therefore aid in the preparation of a variety of ...
potatoes,
eggs,
onions, and pieces of smoked, boiled or fried
bacon
Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sand ...
and (especially in Poland)
sausage. It is oven-baked in a
crock, and often served with a sauce of sour cream and pork
flitch. Depending on recipe and cooking method, it may be either a flaky potato pie or a heavy potato pudding.
In 2016, the claimed world's largest potato babka, 2 meters in diameter, was baked in the village of Sula, Belarus.
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Similar dishes
The dish is similar to the Lithuanian
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* Lithuanians
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* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
kugelis and the Ashkenazi Jewish
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
Potato Kugel, also known as ''Kartoffelkugel'' in Yiddish
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.
See also
* Draniki
Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, matzo meal or flour and a binding ingredient such as egg or applesauce, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasoning. They may be topped with a variety of condime ...
* List of casserole dishes
* List of egg dishes
* List of potato dishes
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References
Belarusian cuisine
Lithuanian cuisine
Polish cuisine
Potato dishes
Casserole dishes
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