(1) The piroshki , a small Russian pastry filled with vegetables, was light and very moreish.(2) But interspersed throughout are full-flavored Eastern European daily specials like pojarski (ground-chicken patties), and Russian borscht served with savory beef pirozhki .(3) The use of buckwheat, horseradish, and potatoes gives Tatar cuisine a quasi-Russian appearance, and Tatar samosas are made with a puffy dough, like the Russian pirozhki .(4) Blini are small crêpes served with different types of fillings; pirozhki are fried rolls that usually have a meat or vegetable filling.(5) Variations of these popular half moons, also called pirozhki , are found throughout other regions including the Ukraine and Russia.
