Tag: Spaetzle

If you’ve ever wondered why “dumpling” was a term of endearment (like, wait, aren’t dumplings chubby little meat pies?), you may not have had spaetzle. Spaetzle (or spätzle) are delicious pasta dumplings popular in southern Germany, Switzerland, and Hungary. The German word means “little sparrows,” a reference to their shape. Spaetzle dough is a simple one, a blending of eggs, milk, and flour, usually pushed through the holes of a colander into boiling salted water. (If you make it often, you can even invest in a spaetzle maker, or hopper.)…