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

Examples of gefilte fish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are two twists on traditional dishes by respected food writers for the New York Times, Joan Nathan with a fresh take on gefilte fish, and Melissa Clark on a better beef dish to replace the sometimes-tough brisket. —Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2016

Trends from last year indicate orders for lamb, matzo ball soup, gefilte fish and brisket will increase significantly, Instacart said. —Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2023

But definitely not gefilte fish. —Evan Grant, Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2021

During the event, families packaged Passover foods such as matzah, grape juice, gefilte fish, and personal hygiene/toiletry items such as toilet paper, soap, rubbing alcohol and more. —Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023

But one specialty, no one would buy: gefilte fish. —Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022

Others baked chicken and gefilte fish. —Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023

Traditional Passover dishes include beef brisket and gefilte fish, as well as matzah or matzo, an unleavened flatbread that's specially made for Passover. —Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 5 Apr. 2023

Dinner begins with the hardboiled egg dipped in saltwater and is usually followed by traditional foods like matzo ball soup, brisket, chicken or gefilte fish. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, literally, stuffed fish

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above