kromesky

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krōmà (“slice”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kromesky (plural kromeskys or kromeskies)

  1. A kind of Russian croquette wrapped in bacon before deep-frying.
    • 1916, Bartimeus [pseudonym; Sir Lewis Ritchie], Naval Occasions, and Some Traits of the Sailor-man‎[1], Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons:
      The Engineer Lieutenant pushed his head inside his neighbour's cabin: “Come along—come along! You'll be late for dinner. Fresh grub to-night: no more ‘Russian Kromeskis’ and ‘Fanny Adams’!”
    • 2018, Niki Segnit, Lateral Cooking: Foreword by Yotam Ottolenghi‎[2], Bloomsbury, →ISBN:
      I suspect Queen Marie would not have found my school catering very regal. Our kromeskies were made from leftover minced meat, wrapped in bacon and fried in batter.

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