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
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Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
At the top of the list is the gefilte fish, a traditional Jewish dish made from ground fish served cold with horseradish.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And Elyssa Heller, the owner of Jewish-comfort-food restaurant Edith’s, adds that during Rosh Hashanah, the shop has fantastic gefilte fish.
—Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the High Holy Days, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) delivered hot Rosh Hashanah meals filled with gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, honey, honey cake, cans of carrots, green beans and sweet potatoes to 100 Holocaust survivors in our local community.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
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Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
At the top of the list is the gefilte fish, a traditional Jewish dish made from ground fish served cold with horseradish.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And Elyssa Heller, the owner of Jewish-comfort-food restaurant Edith’s, adds that during Rosh Hashanah, the shop has fantastic gefilte fish.
—Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the High Holy Days, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) delivered hot Rosh Hashanah meals filled with gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, honey, honey cake, cans of carrots, green beans and sweet potatoes to 100 Holocaust survivors in our local community.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
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