bitochki

Definitions

A type of round-shaped, flattened cutlets or patties, prepared from chopped meat or grains.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“Since the Russian Trokia Reopened / ⬤—everyone is simply wild about the delicious foods…borscht, hot and foamy with sour cream…siriniki with sour cream…bitochki, flaming boeuf a la Stroganoff, Russian blini with sour cream and all the other delights of Russian cuisine.”

“Russian dishes include⟳ bitochki, chopped chicken and veal patties, with Stroganoff sauce; […]”

“Meatballs, rissoles, patties, croquettes: Soviet cuisine had a plethora of names for dishes made from minced meat. Kotletas and bitochki used the same basic ingredients and differed only in shape⟳ (kotletas were oval and flat, bitochki rounder and plumper).”

CEFR level