holishkes means cabbage rolls, prepared from blanched cabbage leaves wrapped in a parcel-like manner around minced meat and then simmered in tomato sauce. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
From Yiddish האָלישקעס (holishkes).
noun
- Cabbage rolls, prepared from blanched cabbage leaves wrapped in a parcel-like manner around minced meat and then simmered in tomato sauce.