Two Things I Learned After Eating Perogies at the PNE

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1. The word “hunky” is considered a derogatory term referring to immigrants from Eastern Europe, and particularly those from Hungary and the Ukraine. A lawsuit was dismissed in 1982 after a British Columbia Human Rights branch ruled that, although offensive, the name “Hunky Bill’s” was legal, and it did not discriminate against Canada’s Ukrainian population of about 600,000, who were free to get their borscht on at any and all of his restaurants (ref: this article from The Ukrainian Weekly, 1982).

2. Hunky Bill invented a perogy maker which (I’m certain must have) revolutionized the perogy-making process for babushkas around the world! It comes in two sizes (Big and Little) and you can buy it on his website: https://hunkybills.com/, which sells exactly three products -- the third being an electronic fly swatter for West Nile protection.

I am already planning my next perogy party, where I will do my 25% Ukrainian heritage proud.

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MMM perogies. I have exactly

MMM perogies. I have exactly zero Ukrainian heritage, but I must confess I have a particular love of that culture and food. Both my parents grew up in Eastern Alberta and knew many Ukrainians. I also have known many over the years and even dated a few in my university days. My first kiss was at a Ukrainian wedding when I was about ten or eleven — I still get weak-kneed thinking about it.

Robert more than 12 years ago

I will add all of these

I will add all of these fascinating perogy facts to my trivia library and I look forward to an invite to your first perogy party!

Paula more than 12 years ago

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