Editing Gefilte fish (section)

==Origins==
Gefilte fish likely originated in non-Jewish, [[German cuisine|German cooking]]. The earliest historical reference to ''gefuelten hechden'' (stuffed pikes) comes from ''[[Das Buoch von guoter Spise|Daz Buoch von Guoter Spise]]'' (''The Book of Good Food''), a [[Middle High German]] cookbook dating to circa 1350 CE. ''Gefuelten hechden'' consisted of poached and mashed pike that was flavored with herbs and seeds, stuffed back inside the fish skin, and then roasted. This dish was popular with German Catholics during [[Lent]], when it is forbidden to eat meat. By the Middle Ages, stuffed fish had migrated into the cuisine of [[German Jews|German]] and [[Eastern European Jewry|Eastern European Jews]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/the-history-of-gefilte-fish/ |title=The History of Gefilte Fish |date=March 23, 2021 |publisher=MyJewishLearning.com |accessdate=2022-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tastingtable.com/987098/gefilte-fish-the-jewish-delicacy-with-medieval-origins/ |title=Gefilte Fish: The Jewish Delicacy With Medieval Origins |date=August 30, 2022 |publisher=[[Tasting Table]] |accessdate=2022-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medievalcookery.com/etexts/buch.html |title=Ein Buch von guter spise |publisher=MedievalCookery.com |accessdate=2022-09-21}}</ref>