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Isabel Allende - My country is not a piece of earth, my country is in the stories, in the food, in the language · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com. Welcome to the Daily Quote, a
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  podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Anna McGivern for October 8th.
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  Today is National Pierogi Day, a delicious celebration of one of
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  Central and Eastern Europe's most beloved comfort foods,
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  pierogies, those delightful semicircular dumplings filled
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  with everything from potatoes and cheese to meat and fruit.
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  I've captured hearts and stomachs around the world.
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  The origins of perogies are somewhat mysterious, with
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  various Central and Eastern European countries claiming them
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  as their own. They're particularly beloved in
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  Poland and Slovakia, where they're considered national
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  dishes. Some historians trace perogies
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  back to Saint Hacians of Poland in the 13th century, though
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  their true origin is likely back even further.
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  What makes pierogies special is their incredible versatility and
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  the love that goes into making them.
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  Traditionally, making pierogies is a communal activity.
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  Families gather around kitchen tables, rolling dough, filling
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  dumplings, and sharing stories while their hands work.
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  These humble dumplings represent not just food, but heritage,
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  family traditions, and the comfort of home.
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  Today's quote comes from author Isabel Allende, who once said my
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  country is not a piece of earth. My country is in the stories, in
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  the food, in the language. Len's observation captures
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  exactly what pierogies represent for millions of people around
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  the world. For those with Polish,
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  Ukrainian, Russian or other Eastern European heritage,
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  pierogies are more than just dumplings.
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  They're edible connections to ancestral homes, family
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  histories, and cultural identity.
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  Think about what food really represents in our lives.
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  When someone makes their grandmother's pierogi recipe,
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  they're not just following instructions.
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  They're keeping alive a tradition honoring their
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  heritage and maintaining A tangible connection to people
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  and places that might be distant or even gone.
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  Every fold of the dough, every crimp of the edge, carries
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  memory and meaning. This is true beyond just
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  pierogies. Whether it's your family's
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  Tamale recipe or grandmother's lasagna or your father's Curry,
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  food becomes a way of carrying our countries, our cultures, our
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  identities with us wherever we go.
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  The Lend understood that home isn't just a physical place.
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  It lives in the recipes we make, the stories we tell while
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  cooking, and the traditions we pass down through generations.
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  National Pierogi Day celebrates this beautiful truth that a
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  simple dumpling can carry the weight and warmth of entire
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  cultures. So today, think about a lens
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  wisdom about what National Pierogi Day represents.
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  What foods carry your heritage? Your family stories?
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  Your sense of home? When was the last time you made
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  or shared those foods? Maybe today's the day to call a
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  relative and ask for that family recipe you've been meaning to
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  learn. Maybe it's cooking a traditional
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  dish and sharing the stories behind it with your children or
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  friends. Maybe it's simply being more
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  mindful of the cultural and personal significance of the
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  food you eat. You don't need to make actual
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  pierogies today, though. Why not?
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  You can honor what they represent, the beautiful way
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  food connects us to our heritage, our families and our
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  sense of home. That's going to do it for today.
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  I'm Anna McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.