Gefilte Fish - געפֿילטע פֿיש

[tsolomon]

Originally Posted by bigloo

they are fish balls made from a mixture of different fishes. The bones of the fish are use to make a sauce. As the bones are gelatinous, when the sauce goes cold, it become jelly. So, you make a fish ball using ground fish from different fish and boil it along with the bones to cook it. The liquid is poured over the fish balls, put into the fridge, it becomes jelly, you eat it with the hotest horseraddish money can buy to hide the taste

My wife doesn't keep the fish paddies in with the sauce, but in her family they pour the gelatinous mix over a couple of matzohs and chill it in tuperware. Some people like it, but I'm not even going to try it.