spatzle

Soft egg dumplings

Spatzle (also spelled spätzle or spaetzle) is a type of soft egg noodle or dumpling from German and Central European cuisine.

The small, irregular pieces are made by pressing a simple dough of flour, eggs, and water through a colander or special tool directly into boiling water.

Spatzle serves as a side dish or base for meat dishes, often tossed with butter, topped with cheese, or covered in gravy.

We ordered the pork schnitzel with spatzle.

dish

noodles

Boiled dough strands

Swabian · side dish · pasta · butter · cheese · gravy · roast · schnitzel · sauerbraten · goulash

preparation

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • flourMilled grain powder
  • batterUncooked cake mixture

scraping · boiling · colander · press · board · knife · dropping · stretching · sticky · runny

variations

sauerkraut

Lacto-fermented cabbage

Austrian · Alsatian · buttons · irregular · handmade · rustic

Categories
Opposites
culinary tradition

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Long thin cylindrical pasta

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pasta form and texture

spatzlespaghetti

Long thin cylindrical pasta

lasagna sheets · macaroni · angel hair

Family

spaetzle, spaetzles, spätzle

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G