Piruhi

Piruhi is a Turkish and Ottoman cheese-filled dumpling or pasta, usually boiled and served with butter, yogurt, herbs, or walnuts. It shows that Anatolian dumpling culture is not only about tiny meat-filled mantı.[2][3]

Piruhi quietly ruins the idea that Turkish dumplings are only tiny meat parcels. Cheese gets a vote too, and it votes with butter.[2][3]

Piruhi appears in Ottoman and Turkish cooking as a cheese-filled relative of mantı and filled pasta. Its exact regional identity varies, so this atlas treats it as a Turkish dumpling family member rather than a single city dish.[1][2][3]

• Piruhi is documented as a cheese-filled dumpling or filled pasta in Turkish and Ottoman culinary context.[1][2]
• Its cheese filling and butter or yogurt service make it a useful counterweight to meat-centered descriptions of Turkish mantı.[3][2]

Fill thin wheat dough with seasoned cheese, fold into small parcels, boil gently, and serve with butter, yogurt, mint, walnuts, or red pepper.[2][3]

Usually vegetarian already if made with cheese and herbs; check the serving fat and broth in specific kitchens.