Syrniki

Syrniki
Syrniki served with strawberry varenye
Alternative namesSyrnyky, tvorozhniki
TypePancake
Associated cuisineBelarusian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Main ingredientsTvorog/Quark (curd cheese)/Cottage cheese, flour, eggs, sugar; sometimes raisins, vanilla extract

Syrniki (Belarusian: сырнікі; Russian: сырники; Ukrainian: сирники) are fried Eastern Slavic quark (curd cheese) pancakes. They are a part of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian (biezpiena plācenīši) and Lithuanian cuisine (varškėčiai). In Russia, they are also known as tvorozhniki (творо́жники).