Potato babka is a savoury dish, popular especially in
Belarus. It is made from grated potatoes, eggs, onions, and pieces of smoked,
boiled or fried bacon. It is oven-baked in a crock, and often served with a
sauce of sour cream and pork flitch.
Left: Belarusian potato babka.
Depending on recipe
and cooking method it may be either a flaky potato pie, or a heavy potato
pudding.