Listicles Polish American Heritage Month 2021

5 Deliciously Steamy Facts About Pierogi

1. They can be sweet or savory

   Although the outside — a noodle dough — never changes, the filling can be savory (meat, potatoes, vegetables) or sweet (berries, chocolate, whipped cream).

2. Pierogi are served at significant events

   As a staple of the Polish diet, pierogi are almost always served at Christmas and Easter; you can also find them at weddings and funerals.

3. There's one in the Guinness Book of World Records

   Students from a Polish catering school earned a Guinness World Record after they made a 90-pound pierogi in 100 minutes.

4. The largest producer (still) of frozen pierogi in the U.S. was founded in Pennsylvania

   Mary Twardzik and her son, Ted, began Mrs. T's Pierogies — a popular frozen pierogi company — in Shenandoah, PA in 1952.

5. The word pierogi is already in its plural form

   Although you may sometimes see pierogi spelled with an "s" (i.e. pierogies — typically an English spelling), this is incorrect; the Polish word "pierogi" is the plural word for "pieróg."

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We celebrate Polish American Heritage Month in October, but it wasn’t always that way. Congress first deemed August as Polish American Heritage Month in 1981. Later, it moved to October to commemorate the first Polish settlers — as well as the deaths of General Kazimierz Pułaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko (military leaders who fought in the American Revolution). The switch also enabled schools to participate in celebrations. Whether you’re Polish American or not, it’s important to mark the culture of a people who helped shape this country.

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