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{{Short description|Small dumplings traditional in Poland and Ukraine}}
{{for|the village in Hungary|Uszka (village)}}
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| image            = Uszka na talerzu.JPG
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| country          = [[Poland]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[dough|Unleavened dough]]
| variations       = [[mushroom]], [[Ground meat|minced meat]]
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'''Uszka''' or '''vushka'''  (Polish: Uszka, Ukrainian: Вушка, Belarusian: Вушкі) (meaning "little ears") are small [[dumpling]]s<ref name="Strybel Strybel 2005 p. 226">{{cite book | last=Strybel | first=R. | last2=Strybel | first2=M. | title=Polish Heritage Cookery | publisher=Hippocrene Books | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-7818-1124-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UtA6-pyGJmMC&pg=PA226 | access-date=November 5, 2016 | pages=226–228}}</ref> (a very small and twisted version of [[pierogi]]) usually filled with flavourful wild forest [[mushroom]]s and/or minced meat. They are usually served with [[borscht|barszcz]], though they can be eaten simply with melted butter and herbs (usually [[chives]]) sprinkled over. When vegetarian (filled only with mushrooms or onion) they are a part of traditional [[Christmas Eve]] dishes in [[Poland]]<ref name="Strybel Strybel 2005 p. 226"/> and [[Ukraine]]{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}, and are either added to the soup, or eaten as a side dish.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Eugeniusz |last=Wirkowski |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/989778031 |title=Kuchnia Żydów polskich. |date=1988 |publisher=Wydawnictwo Interoress |isbn=83-223-2227-5 |oclc=989778031}}</ref>
[[Image:Uszka-aasica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Uszka in traditional Polish [[borscht|barszcz]]]]
In various languages, they are called{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}:
* {{langx|pl|uszka}}
* {{langx|be|вушкі}} (vúški)
* {{langx|uk|вушка}} (vúška)
==See also==
* [[Pelmeni]]
* [[Pierogi]]
* [[Varenyky]]
* [[Kreplach|Kreplekh]]
* [[Maultasche]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wischik.com/damon/Recipe/html/uszka.html Recipe: ''Uszka'']
* [http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe.phtml?recipe_id=17630 Recipe: ''Vushka (Ukrainian Little Ear Dumplings'')]
* [http://www.winiary.pl/przepis.aspx/8969/barszcz-czerwony-z-uszkami '' The original recipe for uszka'']
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[[Category:Polish cuisine]]
[[Category:Ukrainian cuisine]]
[[Category:Dumplings]]
[[Category:Christmas food]]
[[Category:Belarusian cuisine]]
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