Roussel Flesch: Russian/Hungarian Meat Mystery
May 28, 2010 10:37 AM   Subscribe

My dad remembers his mother making him a dish he loved as a child in the 1930s called "roussel flesch." What is it?

That's his guess at the spelling, but Google returns nothing. His mother was Russian/Hungarian Jewish but grew up outside Boston. It was meat-based. I'd very much like to make it for him if anyone knows what it is.
posted by symbebekos to Food & Drink (7 answers total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: This might be it: Russel Fleisch. It's beef with fermented beets, apparently.
posted by superlibby at 10:40 AM on May 28, 2010


Superlibby's seems like the most probable answer. Rössel (Spelled Roussel in the English character set) is also Middle German for "Horse", so take that as you will.
posted by JauntyFedora at 10:50 AM on May 28, 2010


In this setting it would mean 'red,' not 'horse.'
posted by frobozz at 11:29 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: That has to be it. It wouldn't surprise me if it was originally made with horsemeat, but I think I'll stick to beef for now! Thanks so much, he's going to love it.
posted by symbebekos at 11:30 AM on May 28, 2010


Horse is not kosher.
posted by Xalf at 12:31 PM on May 28, 2010


It is if it spontaneously generates inside a fish.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 8:49 PM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]


It is if it spontaneously generates inside a fish.

Only with scales and fins, man.
posted by greatgefilte at 9:36 PM on May 28, 2010


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