This is alist of poppy seed pastries and dishes.Poppy seed is anoilseed obtained from theopium poppy (Papaver somniferum). The tinykidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. The seeds are used, whole or ground, as an ingredient in many foods, and they are pressed to yieldpoppyseed oil. Poppy seeds are less than a millimeter in length,[1] and minute: it takes 3,300 poppy seeds to make up a gram, and a pound contains between 1 and 2 million seeds.[2] The primary flavor compound is 2-pentylfuran.[3]
| Name | Image | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarsa[1][4] | Maharashtra, India | Flat fried snack of rice flour made with jaggery, ghee and poppy seeds.[5] | |
| Babka | Eastern Europe | ||
| Baranka | Belarus | ||
| Bein mont | Burma | Pancake made with a rice flour batter, garnished with grated coconut, peanuts, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. | |
| Bialy | Białystok,Poland | ||
| Bublik | Ukraine | A traditionalUkrainian,Russian,Belarusian andLithuanian (riestainis)bread roll. By far the most popular variety of bublik has a liberal amount of poppy seeds added to it. | |
| Cebularz | Lublin,Poland | ||
| Chatti pathiri | Kerala,India | ||
| Esterházy torte | Hungary | ||
| Flódni | Hungary | ||
| Germknödel | Germany andAustria | A fluffy yeast doughdumpling with a mix of poppy seeds and sugar, filled with spicy plum jam and melted butter on top, often eaten with vanilla cream sauce. It is a culinary speciality ofAustria,Bavaria, andBohemia. The dish is served both as adessert and as amain course. | |
| Hamantashen | A triangularcookie filled withfruit preserves or honey and black poppy seedpaste, eaten during the Jewish holiday ofPurim. Hamantashen are made with many different fillings, including poppy seed (the oldest and most traditional variety),[6]prunes, nut,date,apricot,apple, fruitpreserves,cherry,chocolate,dulce de leche,halva, or evencaramel orcheese.[7] Their formation varies from hard pastry to soft doughy casings. | ||
| Haşhaşlı çörek | Turkey | ||
| Kaiser roll | Austria | ||
| Kalach | A traditionalEast Slavicbread, commonly served during various ritual meals.[8] The name originates from the Old Slavonic wordkolo (коло) meaning "circle", "wheel". | ||
| Kifli | Austria | ||
| Kluski z makiem | Poland | Polish noodles with poppy seeds.[9] Polish Christmas dishes may include poppy seeds because they are thought to help with sleeping peacefully.[9] | |
| Kolach[10][11] | A type ofpastry that holds a dollop of fruit rimmed by a puffy pillow of supple dough.[12] Originating as a semisweet wedding dessert fromCentral Europe, they have become popular in parts of theUnited States. The wordkolache (колаче) itself means 'a small cookie' inMacedonian. It is also known as kolache and kolachy. | ||
| Kołacz | Poland | A traditional pastry inPolish cuisine, originally awedding cake that has made its way into American homes around the Christmas and Easter holidays. The pastry is a light and flaky dough filled with a variety of sweet and savory fillings such as apricot, raspberry, prune, sweet cheese, poppy seed or even a nut mixture. | |
| Kūčiukai | Lithuania | ||
| Kutia | Ukraine | A sweet grain and poppy seed pudding from Ukraine.[13] | |
| Lemon poppyseedmuffins or cake | United States | These are popular in the US. | |
| Međimurska gibanica | Croatia | ||
| Mákosbejgli | Hungary | Hungarian poppyseed roll, also known as "Christmas bread"[14] | |
| Mákos guba | Hungary | A Hungarianbread pudding dessert made from crescent rolls, poppy seeds, and milk[15][16] | |
| Mákos metélt | Hungary | A dessert inHungarian cuisine made with noodles, poppy seeds and sugar.[17] | |
| Makovník | (photo link) | Slovakia | Anut roll filled withpoppy seed paste. |
| Makowiec | Poland | ||
| Makovnjača | Croatia | A Croatian poppy seed cake[18][19] or roll. | |
| Makový závin | Czech Republic | Czech poppy seed roll. | |
| Makówki | A traditional poppy seed-based dessert fromCentral Europe. It is most notable inSilesia, where it is served almost exclusively onChristmas Eve (and perhaps on the following days, as long as the supply prepared for Christmas lasts). | ||
| Makiełki | |||
| Mohnbeugel | A sweet filled pastry with poppy seeds. | ||
| Mohnnudel | Bohemia andAustria | ||
| Mohnpielen | |||
| Mohnstriezel | Austria | Austrian poppyseed cake.[20][21] | |
| Mohnstrudel | Austria | Poppyseedstrudel popular in Germany and Austria.[22][23][24] | |
| Mohnzelten | |||
| Nunt | |||
| Obwarzanek krakowski | Kraków,Poland | A ring-shaped bread product made of strands of dough twisted into a spiral that is boiled and sprinkled withsalt,poppy seeds,sesame seeds, etc., before being baked. | |
| Pogača | Balkans | ||
| Poppy seedbagel | Bagels with poppy seeds, often on top. Poppy seeds are sometimes called by theirYiddish name, spelled eithermun ormon (written מאָן) which is very similar to the German word for poppy,Mohn, as used inMohnbrötchen. | ||
| Poppy seed roll | A pastry consisting of a roll of sweetyeast bread (aviennoiserie) with a dense, rich, bittersweet filling of poppy seed. An alternative filling is a paste of mincedwalnuts, making it awalnut roll. The dough is made of flour, sugar, egg yolk, milk or sour cream and butter, and yeast.[25] The dough may be flavored withlemon or orange zest or rum. The poppy seed filling[26] may contain ground poppy seeds, raisins, butter or milk, sugar or honey, rum andvanilla. It is popular in parts ofCentral Europe,Eastern Europe and inIsrael. It is commonly eaten atChristmas andEaster time. It is traditional in several cuisines, including theHungarian cuisine (mákos bejgli[27]),Russian cuisine (bulochki s makomRussian:булочки с маком),Serbian cuisine (маковњача),Bosnian cuisine (makovnjača),Polish cuisine (makowiec),Czech cuisine (makový závin),Slovak cuisine (makovník),Lithuanian cuisine (aguonų vyniotinis),Croatian cuisine (makovnjača),Romanian cuisine (ruladă cu mac orruladă cu nuci), andAustrian cuisine (Mohnkuchen orMohnstriezelDanish cuisine: [ˈʋiːˀnɔˌbʁœːˀð]). | ||
| Potica | Slovenia | ||
| Prekmurska gibanica | Slovenia | A cake made with poppy seeds, cottage cheese, walnuts, and apples fromSlovenia[28] | |
| Rice puddings (various) (esp. with black poppy seeds) | Such as "Mohnpielen", aSilesian chilled bread and poppy seed pudding,[29] and aSenegalese-influenced lime-scented poppy-seedrice pudding byMarcus Samuelsson[30] | ||
| Rugelach | Poland | ||
| St. Martin's croissant | Poznań,Poland | ||
| Sanwin makin | Burma | ||
| Shulyky | |||
| Simbo posto | Odisha,India | ||
| Šimtalapis | Lithuania | A Lithuanian poppy seed roll. | |
| Štrudla s makom | Serbia andMontenegro | A Serbian and Montenegrin poppy seed strudel, cake[31] or roll. | |
| Sushki | Russia | TraditionalRussian andUkrainian tea breads. Similarly to thebubliki, they are often topped with poppy seeds. Usually, poppy seeds are also added to the dough. | |
| Tebirkes | Denmark | ||
| Xacuti | Goa,India | ||
| Колач со афион | Republic of Macedonia | Poppy seed cake. |
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