Quenelle

For those who don't know what Gefilte Fish is (aka “Fish in Jar”) - you can skip this entry. Unless of course you want to expend those horizons.
For the rest of us, GF's estranged brother lives in France (in Lyon actually) and is called Quenelle. The French version is roughly the same thing: you mince some fish, make a ball (well, the French thing is more of a dumpling) and cook it. But that's where the similarities end.
I don't know if it's the fish the French use (they wouldn't use carp, carp is to fertilise the fields. Never understood the Jewish obsession with that fish... A bit like the RAT of the sea) or the excessive amounts of butter and cream than go into it, but the French version is awesome. And for those who haven't tried the Jewish version, I suggest you think twice before you do. It's not a love-at-first-bite thing.