Home-made Russian-style blini with sour cream, roe and chopped onion.

Several potato blintzes of the filling variety.

A blintz, blintze or blin (Russian: блин, блины (pl.); Ukrainian: блинці, blyntsi; plural: blintzes, blini, bliny) is a thin pancake which is often served in connection with a religious rite or festival in several cultures. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1421, 397 KB) Summary Home-made blini with sour cream, roe and chopped onion, and Russian pickled cucumber with honey. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1421, 397 KB) Summary Home-made blini with sour cream, roe and chopped onion, and Russian pickled cucumber with honey. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2032x1524, 3583 KB) Summary Cooking frozen w:blintzes in a frying pan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2032x1524, 3583 KB) Summary Cooking frozen w:blintzes in a frying pan. ... Pancakes with strawberries A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. ...

The word "blin" comes from Old Slavic mlin, that means "to mill" (compare the Ukrainian word for blin млинець, mlynets’). Blins had a somewhat ritual significance for early Slavic peoples in pre-Christian times since they were a symbol of the sun, due to their round form. They were traditionally prepared at the end of the winter to honor the rebirth of the new sun (Pancake week, or Maslenitsa). This tradition was adopted by the Orthodox church and is carried on to the present day. Bliny were once also served at wakes, to commemorate the recently deceased. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ... The term mill, depending on context, can refer to: Mill (factory) – a place of business for making articles of manufacture; e. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... The Sun is the spectral type G2V yellow star at the center of Earths solar system. ... Boris Kustodiev Maslenitsa tuesday Maslenitsa or Pancake week (Russian: , also called Pancake week) is a Russian folk holiday that dates back to the pagan times. ... ... Wake can refer to several things: Wake is the region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of a fluid over or around the body. ...

Blins were borrowed into Yiddish as בלינצע (blintse) (also in German as Plinsen) and came into English in the form of "blintz". While not associated with any specific religious rite in Judaism, blintzes that are stuffed with a cheese filling and then fried in oil are served on holidays such as Hanukkah (oil figures in the Hanukkah miracle story) and Shavuot (when dairy dishes are traditionally served). A loanword is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ... Yiddish (Yid. ... For the Khazar ruler by this name, see Hanukkah (Khazar). ... Shavuot (Hebrew שבועות), ([seven] weeks) (pronounced: shah-voo-OH-t) is one of the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. ...

Blins may be prepared and served in three basic ways.

Frozen pre-packaged blintzes may be fried.

• They may be eaten "as is". In this case the batter may contain various add-ins, from grated potato or apple to raisins. These blini are quite common in Eastern Europe and are more solidly-filled than the spongy pancakes usually eaten in North America.
• They may be smeared with butter, bacon fat, smetana, jam or caviar and possibly folded or rolled into a tube. In that form they are similar to French crêpes. The caviar filling is popular during Russian-style cocktail parties.
• (The term "blintz" is mostly applicable to this version): A filling such as jam, fruit, potato, cottage cheese or other cheese, cooked ground meat, cooked chicken and even chopped mushrooms, bean sprouts, cabbage and onions (for a Chinese eggroll-type blintz) is rolled or enveloped into a pre-fried blintz and then the blintz is lightly re-fried, sautéed or baked. Such a blintz is also called nalysnyky in that form (Ukrainian: налисники).

Buckwheat bliny are part of traditional Russian cuisine, almost forgotten during the times of the Soviet Union. They are still widespread in Ukraine where they are known as hrechanyky (Ukrainian: гречаники). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1987x1195, 2338 KB) Summary Freshly cooked frozen w:blintzes in a frying pan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1987x1195, 2338 KB) Summary Freshly cooked frozen w:blintzes in a frying pan. ... Batter is a thick or thin liquid mixture, usually based on flour, water or milk, and egg. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Binomial name Malus domestica Borkh. ... Alternate uses: Raisin (disambiguation) A Raisin is a sun-dried or artificially dried grape, used in cooking and baking. ... Current division of Europe into five (or more) regions: one definition of Eastern Europe is marked in orange Eastern Europe as a region has several alternative definitions, whereby it can denote: the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Central Europe and Russia. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife. ... Bacon is any of certain cuts of meat taken from the sides, back or belly of a pig, cured and possibly smoked. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Sour cream is a dairy product rich in fats obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of Lactobacillus bacteria. ... Jam from berries Jam is a type of fruit preserve made by boiling fruit with sugar to make an unfiltered jelly. ... A can of black Iranian caviar Russian salmon caviar on butterbrot Caviar is the processed, salted roe of various species of fish, most notably sturgeon. ... A sweet crêpe opened up, with whipped cream and strawberry sauce on it A sweet crêpe rolled up, ready to be eaten A crêpe is a thin pancake, a meal made of wheat popular throughout Europe and elsewhere. ... A cocktail party is a party where cocktails are served and women may choose to wear a cocktail dress. ... Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product with a mild flavor. ... Cheese is a food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, or other mammals. ... Various meats Meat, in its broadest modern definition, is all animal tissue intended to be used as food. ... Ducks amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... An egg roll is an appetizer which was originally eaten on the continent of Asia but has spread throught the world as a staple of Asian cuisine. ... Sautéing is a method of cooking food using a small amount of fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat. ... Russian cuisine is as rich and varied as its vast and multicultural expanse. ...

See also

• Pancake
• Tortilla
• Crêpe
• Shrove Tuesday

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External links

• Classic Cheese Blintzes, Orange Yogurt Crepes, Mushroom Cheese Blintzes and Spinach Blintzes recipes
• An authentic old recipe for Cheese Blintzes
• Blintzes - Step by Step Recipe with many photos