A common addition to cholent is kishke or helzel. There are also vegetarian kishke recipes. In 2013 he directed and played in Yiddishpiel's production "The Kishke Monologues". Because of its sausage shape and the flour-based stuffing, helzel is sometimes called "false" kishke. Traditionally, kishke was made with intestinal lining from a cow. Kishke is a common addition to Ashkenazi-style cholent.