I am compelled by reason, order, and respect for the mother tongue to clarify a common misconception regarding the use of the word kolache. According to Dictionary.com, a kolache is “a sweet bun filled with jam or pulped fruit”. They are either square or round in shape with a depression in the middle where the baker places a dollop of fruity stuff, cream cheese, chocolate, or some other yummy, sweet substance. Some donut shops around here sell them. For truly authentic (i.e. European) kolaches, try visiting West, Texas. Not the region where you’ll find Odessa and Lubbock, but the tiny town on I-35 between Hillboro and Waco. Good stuff.

A kolache is NOT a piece of sausage wrapped in bread, as some people and some donut stores call them. Wikipedia says such a dish is correctly called a klobasnek. I’ve also heard them called sausage rolls or pigs in a blanket. But they are NOT kolaches.

Thank you. You may now resume your regularly scheduled donut order.