CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Tuesday is National Pierogi Day, which recognizes an international dish that is a type of dumpling.  Holyokes 4th annual Paper City Food Festival returns According to the National Day Calendar, Pierogi is the plural of the rarely used Polish word pierog. It is spelled several different ways in English, such as perogi and pierogy. Regardless of how you spell it, the semicircular dough is stuffed with savory fillings before being boiled. After they are boiled, they are either fried in butter or baked to finish cooking them. Some of the most common pierogi combinations include: mashed potato filling potato and cheese potato and onion cheese cabbage sauerkraut ground meat mushroom spinach or fruit. Pierogis can be served with toppings such as melted butter, sour cream, fried bacon crumbles, sautéed mushrooms, and onions and/or green onion. While many eat pierogi as a main dish in other countries, Americans usually consider it a side dish. To celebrate National Pierogi Day, Yelp has put together a list of the top places to get pierogies in western Massachusetts: Bernat's Polish Deli - 895 Meadow Street, Chicopee Janik's Pierogi Cafe & Juice Bar - 38-40 Main Street, Westfield Millie's Pierogi - 129 Broadway Street, Chicopee Crepes Tea House - 261 Union Street, West Springfield Munich Haus - 13 Center Street, Chicopee Rusty's Place - 930 Hampden Street, Holyoke Local News Headlines Flights from Florida landing at Bradley International Airport as evacuations begin Red Sox pitching legend Luis Tiant dies at 83 New Bedford man becomes fifth winner in JAWS instant ticket game Coldplay announces 2025 tour with stop at Gillette Stadium WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.