uszka

{{Short description|Small dumplings traditional in Poland and Ukraine}}

{{for|the village in Hungary|Uszka (village)}}

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| name = Uszka

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| country = Poland

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| main_ingredient = Unleavened dough

| variations = mushroom, minced meat

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{{lang|pl|Uszka|i=no}} ({{IPA|pl|ˈuʂka|lang|audio=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-uszka.wav|link=yes|small=no}}) or vushka ({{langx|uk|вушка}} {{IPA|uk|ˈwuʃkɐ|}}; {{langx|be|вушкі}} {{IPA|be|ˈvuʂkʲi|}}; {{lit|little ears}}) are small dumplings{{cite book | last1=Strybel | first1=R. | last2=Strybel | first2=M. | title=Polish Heritage Cookery | publisher=Hippocrene Books | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-7818-1124-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UtA6-pyGJmMC&pg=PA226 | access-date=November 5, 2016 | pages=226–228}} (a very small and twisted version of pierogi) usually filled with flavourful wild forest mushrooms and/or minced meat. They are usually served with borscht, though they can be eaten simply with melted butter and herbs (usually chives) sprinkled over. When vegetarian (filled only with mushrooms or onion) they are a part of traditional Christmas Eve dishes in Poland, Belarus,{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klp5Xyd3Wfk | title=Ушки с грибами. Белорусская кухня | website=YouTube | date=18 June 2018 }} and Ukraine,{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} and are either added to the soup, or eaten as a side dish.{{Cite book |first=Eugeniusz |last=Wirkowski |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/989778031 |title=Kuchnia Żydów polskich. |date=1988 |publisher=Wydawnictwo Interoress |isbn=83-223-2227-5 |oclc=989778031}}

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