Zelik the Benefactor's wife was the queen of kishke. Her kishke melted in your mouth. It always came out brown and shiny, like chestnuts fresh from the tree.
2023, June Hersh, Iconic New York Jewish Food, Arcadia Publishing, page 133,
It might seem a stretch, but kishke—a hard-to-find, old-school deli item—was actually considered a sausage, as it was an encased ground stuffing. Kishke is a combination of grains, veggies, schmaltz (chicken fat) and sometimes meat.
(informal, often in the plural, also figurative) Intestines, guts.
Oy a broch! I was so worried! I knew something was wrong. In my kishkes, I could feel it!