Not much of a fan club for the knish which is very funny because it is one of my favorite snacks.
For you hopeless goy's out there, a knish is dough wrapped around a tasty filling sort of a Jewish calzone. The filling is usually potato and the square one's are a staple on the hot dog carts in New York City. It is usually filled with a garlicky mashed potato and is baked or deep fried. Man that is good eating. The deli counter usually has the simple square knishes for sale in bulk and you can get them at Costco and stores like that. I love them. The only problem is I will heat them up and keep eating them until they are all gone or I explode. That's why I don't buy more than six at a time or I will get sick every time.
Now a lot of deli's have spinach, or gound beef, or kasha, or some other filling. But it is the classic potato knish for me. Some of your afficianando's mock the simple square knish but hot off the cart split with some mustard is some good eating. It's like the knuckleheads who swear by Starbucks coffee but turn their yuppie scum noses up at the coffee from the coffee cart. Simple is best in my book.
But then I am simple mined.
So if you haven't had a knish, check it out the next time you are in a deli. Get a hot dog and a knish and an orange soda. Then go Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
