# Name that food from my childhood **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 3, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357 "2005-11-03T21:41:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/21 "2005-11-05T04:25:37Z")
Shashlik? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/22 "2005-11-05T04:48:30Z")
> [@surlyprince](#): > > Definately wasn’t chicken. Some sort of red meat, either strips or ground, and onions. That’s it. No sauce or lettuce or anything. > > As for the pdf, nothing looks familiar. But then my reading skills at such a young age weren’t quite what they are today. > > I’ve tried looking for anything “Fleisch-” even, thinking maybe it was german. I 've scanned the online greek cookbooks but haven’t come up with anything. > > Maybe it was just something somebody made up? > > Thanks to all. How big were they? How thick were they? What shape were they in? To me, it sounds just like a burek. Greasy, meat & onion, filo-type dough, served in wax paper. Can you be more descriptive? ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/23 "2005-11-05T07:28:30Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > How big were they? How thick were they? What shape were they in? To me, it sounds just like a burek. Greasy, meat & onion, filo-type dough, served in wax paper. Can you be more descriptive? Wasn’t Doner Kebab? mm ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/24 "2005-11-05T07:32:56Z")
Sudoku? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/25 "2005-11-05T15:11:52Z")
Only a wild guess along your German thought. They do have Fleischtasche which means meat bag, and is used to describe meat in a pocket. Considering all the dialects of German like plattdeutsch and murdering in Americais it possble it got tortured and mumbled into what you remember hearing? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/26 "2005-11-05T15:24:17Z")
> [@mamboman](#): > > Wasn’t Doner Kebab? > > mm Doners are yummy, but aren’t served in filo dough pastry, as the OP states. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/27 "2005-11-05T15:38:51Z")
I used to love a similar treat at Renaissance Faires–it was called **Toad in A Hole**. mmmmm…ribit…mmmmm ---
**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/28 "2005-11-06T04:24:05Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > How big were they? How thick were they? What shape were they in? To me, it sounds just like a burek. Greasy, meat & onion, filo-type dough, served in wax paper. Can you be more descriptive? They were about the size and shape of a poptart, but twice as thick. Not spicy at all, and I remember the dough was folded around the filling, and would blister up when ?fried?. (reminds me of a deep fried burrito) Burek seems similar in construction, but I could swear the name was fleischkiekla or something. Fleischtasche is very close, and that led me to Fleischkuchen, which would be a meat cake. This is the closest I’m come up with so far. Google isn’t much help here, as the search results are all in German, and about a band, as far as I can tell. I am still open to suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has chimed in. This just in, Surly Dad has stated that they are in fact German, and can be attained at the Dairy Queen in Hazen. His Ideas on spelling haven’t helped. He is definitely saying fly-shkeek-la though. ---
**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/29 "2005-11-06T04:50:50Z")
Okay, it’s called Fleisch Kuechle. I found it in my grandma’s old family recipe book. I’ll post the recipe if anyone’s interested, or we can just let this thread die out… Thanks to everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/30 "2005-11-06T04:52:56Z")
The Recipe, Damnit! ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/31 "2005-11-06T05:45:46Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > The Recipe, Damnit! Yes! Now! Er, I mean, pretty please? ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/32 "2005-11-06T19:15:02Z")
Meat, flaky dough, onions, enough grease to soak through paper – yes, we want the recipe! ---
**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/33 "2005-11-06T19:46:20Z")
Here in Bogota, we call them Empanadas de Carne. Delicious! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/34 "2005-11-07T08:29:18Z")
OK here it is. A disclaimer first though. This is from a family cookbook compiled in 1972, three years before I was born. I cannot be held accountable for spelling or typo’s. The units are American, and burning-hot fat on your crotch is no fun. Use common sense. If this needs to move to CS that’s cool. Fleisch Kuechle Filling Mix together 2 lbs. Hamburger ( ½ ground beef, ½ ground pork ) 1 small onion, grated, salt and pepper to taste, 2 tablespoons hot water, and one egg. Dough case 3 cups flour 2 eggs ½ cup cream ½ cup milk 1 cup cold water Mix the flour, salt and eggs with enough water and cream mixture to make a dough to roll. Roll into circles about the size of a pie plate. Spread a thin layer of meat mixture onto half of dough circle (try a walnut sized ball flattened to fit). Fold the dough over the meat mixture and seal by rolling a smooth edged saucer around them to cut even and seal. Deep fry in hot fat, turning once. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/35 "2005-11-07T14:57:12Z")
They sound like Cornish Pastys. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/36 "2005-11-07T15:40:32Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > They sound like Cornish Pastys. Deep fried ! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/37 "2005-11-07T16:02:12Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > They sound like Cornish Pastys. Actually, there seem to be variations on that all over Europe, at least. There were two chain bakeries in Europe that offered the same thing under the name _husos taska_, or “meat bag,” directly analagous to **wolfman’s** Fleischtasche. A burek (which I initially suggested) is bigger and made with a very very thin filo/stuedelt-type dough. ---
**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/38 "2005-11-07T21:35:37Z")
Now if I can just work in some bacon and nacho cheese… ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-food-from-my-childhood/329357/39 "2005-11-07T21:57:39Z")
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