This week I had the pleasure of enjoying, for the first time in many a year, a dish that somewhat defines who we are as Western Pennsylvanians. I'm talkin' 'bout Haluski, baby!
Some claim Haluski to be a Polish dish, others say it's of Slovak origin. My Grandmother used to make it and she was German. But one thing for sure. There ain't any shortage of folks with those ethnic backgrounds in the Greater Pittsburgh area. And there is of course various ways it can be prepared, so maybe it's all the above.
It's pretty much just homemade noodles and cabbage cooked with butter and onions and whatever else your ethnic slant calls for.
We had sort of a pot-luck Thanksgiving luncheon (that lasted 3 days) at my work on Tuesday. When I saw a crock pot full of that stuff I got so excited I felt the blood rush to my groin! And of course 90% of the knuckleheads I work with didn't know what it even was. But I have the good fortune of working with a lady from Latrobe who brought it in. And we had a good laugh that nobody knew what it was but us. It was the ass kickin'est thing we had among a bunch of cassaroles etc. Whipped the ass off the Kielbasa Jambalaya I brought in.
And the moral of the story is Yinzers trump Baltimorons in the kitchen as well as at the football stadium.
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We had Haluski on Tuesday!
Mmm...yummy. I don't call it haluski, but I make noodles and cabbage all the time. It's one of our favorite side dishes!
P.S. I made grandma's homemade noodles for turkey day. A triple batch. No green jello salad for me.
I'll teach your kids to like that green jello salad with crushed pineapple and grated carrots.Then you'll have to make it all the time
For those who can't make Grandma's homemade noodles, you can buy Kluski noodles at the grocery store. They're as close to what your grandmother made as you'll find pre-packaged.
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