gefilte fish

or ge·fill·te fish, ge·füll·te fish, ge·ful·te fish

[ guh-fil-tuh ]

noun

, Jewish Cooking.

1. a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.

gefilte fish

/ ɡəˈfɪltə /

noun

1. Jewish cookery a dish consisting of fish and matzo meal rolled into balls and poached, formerly served stuffed into the skin of a fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of gefilte fish¹

1890–95; < Yiddish: literally, stuffed fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of gefilte fish¹

Yiddish, literally: filled fish

Example Sentences

And sometimes I’m just like, you know, gefilte fish is this Jewish food.

From New York Times

It wasn't listed, but I'd also add gefilte fish as a fun one.

From Salon

Transitioning seamlessly into Yiddish, she added savagely, “Do you have gefilte fish for brains?”

From Literature

He was impressed that Abzug could appeal to some voters with an antiwar message and others as “a Jewish mama” with her “gefilte fish and matzoh ball recipes.”

From Washington Post

The “message from our sponsors” advertising “delectably light, always right, gefilte fish in jars”?

From New York Times