Meaning & use
kishke casing
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Meanings
nouncountablespecialist
The thin skin, usually from an animal's intestine, that is stuffed with a savory mixture to make kishke.
Grammar: Countable: you can talk about one casing or several casings.
Patterns
- stuff a kishke casing
- fill the kishke casings with something
- a kishke casing made from something
The butcher saved the kishke casings for the holiday cooking.
She rinsed each kishke casing under cold water before stuffing it.
Traditional kishke casings are made from beef intestine, though cooks sometimes use a synthetic substitute.
nouncountablespecialist
A manufactured tube used instead of animal intestine to hold the filling for kishke.
Grammar: Countable and often plural when bought in packs.
Patterns
- buy kishke casings
- use a kishke casing
- soak the kishke casings
If you keep kosher and want a vegetarian version, look for collagen kishke casings.
The recipe calls for two packages of kishke casings.
Word forms
| plural | kishke casings |
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Common combinations
- stuff a kishke casing
- It takes practice to stuff a kishke casing without tearing it.
- kishke casing recipe
- She found an old kishke casing recipe in her grandmother's notebook.
- natural kishke casing
- Natural kishke casings give the filling a slightly firmer texture.
- soak the casings
- Soak the casings in warm water for half an hour before you begin.
- remove the casing
- Some diners prefer to remove the casing before slicing the kishke.
Synonyms and how they differ
- intestine
- The general anatomical word for the organ; 'kishke casing' names it only in its role as a food wrapper.
- sausage skin
- A more everyday term for the same kind of wrapping, used for sausages rather than kishke.
Word family
- kishke noun
- The stuffed Jewish dish itself, made from matzo meal, fat, and spices.
- casing noun
- Any outer covering or tube, including the skin used for sausages.
Commonly confused: kishke casing or kishka?
kishke casing vs kishka
A variant spelling of the same food word; 'kishka' can also mean a kind of stuffed intestine in other Eastern European cuisines.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'kishke casing' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Stuff something with something' is the correct pattern, so the casing is filled with the mixture. 'Stuff something of/for/to something' does not express filling in English.
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