gefilte fish
noun
ge·fil·te fish gə-ˈfil-tə- 
: balls or cakes of seasoned minced fish usually simmered in a fish stock or baked in a tomato sauce
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Recipients also got items for a meal, including a kosher chicken and gefilte fish. 
Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 It's typically served with gefilte fish or beef brisket, or eaten on matzo. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2022 At the Gefilteria, a food venture aiming to modernize Old World Jewish foods and techniques, co-founder Jeffrey Yoskowitz is shaking up the gefilte fish. Jason Diamond, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2022 At Seven Mile, shoppers can buy everything from traditional gefilte fish to sushi — an increasingly popular choice in kosher communities, says Rabbi Sholom Tendler, who oversees the kosher certification at Seven Mile Market and other businesses. Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2021 According to the outlet's review of the documents, Madoff left behind a modest stockpile that included eight AAA batteries, four religious paperbacks, a Casio calculator, four packages of popcorn, a packet of ramen soup and a box of gefilte fish. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 23 July 2021 Floodwater, a hip bar in Marin County, is prepping a five-course meal ($70 per person) starring gefilte fish made with local rock cod, roasted brisket with potato kugel and fun sweets like white chocolate matcha macarons. Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2021 Teyf focused on traditional foods like challah rolls, gefilte fish and kugel but tried to make the foods a little healthier, using less salt on account of the survivors’ ages. Shira Hanau, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2021 All the necessary items for the ceremonial seder plate arrive as a kit ($17) alongside other options like matzo coated in chocolate and caramel ($9), gefilte fish ($18) and roasted chicken with salsa verde ($15). Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2021 See More
Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 It's typically served with gefilte fish or beef brisket, or eaten on matzo. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2022 At the Gefilteria, a food venture aiming to modernize Old World Jewish foods and techniques, co-founder Jeffrey Yoskowitz is shaking up the gefilte fish. Jason Diamond, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2022 At Seven Mile, shoppers can buy everything from traditional gefilte fish to sushi — an increasingly popular choice in kosher communities, says Rabbi Sholom Tendler, who oversees the kosher certification at Seven Mile Market and other businesses. Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2021 According to the outlet's review of the documents, Madoff left behind a modest stockpile that included eight AAA batteries, four religious paperbacks, a Casio calculator, four packages of popcorn, a packet of ramen soup and a box of gefilte fish. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 23 July 2021 Floodwater, a hip bar in Marin County, is prepping a five-course meal ($70 per person) starring gefilte fish made with local rock cod, roasted brisket with potato kugel and fun sweets like white chocolate matcha macarons. Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2021 Teyf focused on traditional foods like challah rolls, gefilte fish and kugel but tried to make the foods a little healthier, using less salt on account of the survivors’ ages. Shira Hanau, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2021 All the necessary items for the ceremonial seder plate arrive as a kit ($17) alongside other options like matzo coated in chocolate and caramel ($9), gefilte fish ($18) and roasted chicken with salsa verde ($15). Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Yiddish, literally, stuffed fish
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above