Also, they are much smaller than their counterparts, often only a couple centimeters across. A typical Pel’meni dumpling consists of a dough wrapper and a hearty filling. The dough is rolled as thin ...

Pelmeni hail from Russia ... In their language, 'pelnyan' means 'dough-ear', which could be a reference to the food’s half-circular shape. When the word crossed into Russian, it changed a ...