Blintz

A cheese blintzes or blintz (Hebrew: חֲבִיתִית; Yiddish: בלינצע) is a rolled filled pancake in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, in essence a wrap based on a crepe or Russian blini.^[1] The corresponding Russian dish is called blinchiki, literally "little blini".

Blintz

Traditional cheese blintzes topped with blackberry compote
Alternative names	Blintzes
Type	Jewish cuisine
Place of origin	Eastern Europe
Created by	Ashkenazi Jewish community
Serving temperature	Hot, traditionally with sour cream or fruit compote
Main ingredients	Dough; filling: farmer's cheese or other similar soft cheese, or fruit preserves.
Media: Blintz

History

Traditional blintzes are filled with sweetened cheese, sometimes with the addition of raisins, or fruit preserves and then slightly sautéed.^[1] They are served on Shavuot.^[2] The word blintz in English comes from the Yiddish word בלינצע or blintse, coming from a Slavic word блинец [blin-yets] meaning blin, or pancake.^[3]

Like the knishes, blintzes represent foods that are now considered typically Jewish, and exemplify the changes in foods that Jews adopted from their Christian neighbors.^[4]

For Passover, matzo meal is used instead of flour.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Israeli cuisine
• Jewish cuisine