Perogies!

Good perogies, dumplings traditionally stuffed with potato, cheese, sauerkraut, or meat filling, can be hard to come by if you don’t have the right hookups. OK that may be a bit of an exaggeration but one place to have a great perogie meal is at Friday Night Supper at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Vancouver.

On the first of every month the church holds a supper between 5 – 8pm, open to the public offering a selection of Ukrainian foods, with pyrohy (perogies) as the main event. The supper is prepared by volunteers of the parish and serves as the main fund raiser church.

The perogie dinners come in both standard and vegetarian options with cabbage rolls, sauerkraut or salad and with optional sausage and sour cream. Borsch with rye bread and dessert (black forest cake on the night I went) are also on the menu. Overall the perogies, sauerkraut and sausage were great. The rice in the cabbage rolls seemed a tad overcooked for my tastes. Would I still go back? Most definitely.

Get there early as there have been stories of them running out of food and there always seems to be a lineup. Bring some friends and be prepared to share a table with strangers. Its a great communal eating experience.