Blintz
A blintz is a popular traditional Jewish cigar-shaped filled pancake of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, similar to a crepe or the Russian blin. Blintzes are commonly filled with farmer's cheese or fruit. They are traditionally served for Shavuot and, less commonly, for Chanukah and other Jewish holidays.Etymology
The word blintz in English comes from the Yiddish word בלינצע or blintse, coming from a Slavic word for pancake.
The word blintz may come from palatschinke, and be derived ultimately from the Roman placenta cake.Blintzes are the subject of a famous Jewish parable, which uses the blintz as an analogy for Judaism itself, and one's own adherence to its beliefs.
