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SPAETZLE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Noodles and Pasta
DEF

A dish of tiny noodles or dumplings made with flour, eggs, water or milk, salt and sometimes nutmeg [that] are usually boiled before being tossed with butter or added to soups or other dishes.

OBS

spaetzle; spätzle: collective term usually taking a singular verb. The term most often refers to the whole serving rather than to one single noodle or dumpling.

Key term(s)
  • spaetzles

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Pâtes alimentaires
DEF

Spécialité culinaire du sud de l'Allemagne et de l'Alsace qui consiste en de petites lamelles de pâte à base de farine, d'œufs, de crème et de muscade que l'on fait tomber avec une spatule dans un sautoir d'eau bouillante et que l'on passe ensuite au beurre à la poêle.

OBS

Les spätzles accompagnent à merveille les plats de viande ou poisson, grillés ou en sauce et tout particulièrement le gibier avec une pointe d'airelles.

Spanish

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