Kishke

Zelik the Benefactor's wife was the queen of kishke. Her kishke melted in your mouth. It always came out brown and shiny, like chestnuts fresh from the tree.

2023, June Hersh, Iconic New York Jewish Food, Arcadia Publishing, page 133, It might seem a stretch, but kishke—a hard-to-find, old-school deli item—was actually considered a sausage, as it was an encased ground stuffing. Kishke is a combination of grains, veggies, schmaltz (chicken fat) and sometimes meat.

Now what is cholent without "kishke"? Our mothers made kishke from the small intestine of a cow. They filled it with stuffing, spices and Shmaltz (chicken fats).

Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!

Subsequently she was over the toilet all night throwing up. ‘My kishkas came out from that thing! Some practical joker!’

Moira is another one who shleps her kishkes out spending time with Henry.

The Hamas episode won’t help Obama’s attempts to win over Jewish voters, particularly those in such places as—to pull an example from the air—Palm Beach County, Florida, whose Jewish residents tend to appreciate robust American support for Israel, and worry about whether presidential candidates feel the importance of Israel in their kishkes, or guts.