spaetzle

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English

Spaetzle with cheese and onions

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Etymology

From German Spätzle, from Swabian Spätzle (compare Alemannic German Spätzli).

Noun

spaetzle (plural spaetzles or spaetzle)

  1. A heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria
    • 2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “The Latest Woman to Join a Very Exclusive Club”, in New York Times:
      The results resemble spaetzle with a lovely nutty flavor.
    • 2013 January 18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      A backlash may have been inevitable. “There are more spätzle where those came from,” the Free Swabylon site warned, threatening that the entire neighborhood would “disappear under a spätzle layer of Swabian rage.”

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