Kalduny
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For villages in Poland, see Kałduny (disambiguation).
Kalduny or kolduny (Belarusian: калдуны́, Polish: kołduny, Lithuanian: koldūnai) are dumplings stuffed with meat, mushrooms or other ingredients, made in Belarusian, Lithuanian, and Polish cuisines, akin to the Polish pierogi, Russian pelmeni[1] and the Ukrainian varenyky.
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Type | Dumpling |
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Place of origin | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Main ingredients | Unleavened dough (flour mixed with tepid water, eggs, salt); meat, mushrooms, or other filling |
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In Slavic languages the word means “magicians” or “sorcerers”, but it is unclear how the word became associated with the dish.