spaetzle
noun
spaetz·le
ˈshpet-slə 
-sᵊl,
-slē,
also ˈshpāt-
variants
or less commonly spätzle
plural spaetzle or spaetzles also spätzle or spätzles
: a small dumpling cooked by running batter through a colander into boiling water
Examples of spaetzle in a Sentence
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Ulrich Gellar, an Ostelsheim retiree, beamed at Mr. Alshebl’s enjoyment of spaetzle, a cheesy noodle dish, and maultaschen, the local dumplings.
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Erika Solomon, New York Times, 28 May 2023
Morse serves this with her spaetzle dumplings, a recipe also in the book.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
Jerk chicken spaetzle: $7.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
For main courses, the Amish chicken provided plenty of flavor after being brined, air dried, stuffed with breadcrumbs, butter and preserved lemon, rubbed with a yogurt marinade and roasted, then served with leek spaetzle, pickled vegetables and the crispy chicken thigh, all in a beer jus.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 6 July 2022
Everything the kitchen pushed out of its small window seemed to hit right in 2005: the butter with radishes and spiky hunks of Acme epi; spearfish with a tangy, fist-size clump of bitter greens and blood orange sections; grilled pork loin with buttery spaetzle nearly as weightless as popcorn.
—John Birdsall, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2022
Offerings include a giant pretzel with beer cheese and mustard, fried Camembert, pork schnitzel with red cabbage and spaetzle, Hungarian beef goulash and apple strudel.
—Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Otherwise, sausage, sliced hot dogs, bacon, sour cream, cabbage, potatoes, mushrooms, beaten eggs, rice, tarhonya (Hungarian egg barley) and nokedli (Hungarian spaetzle) are all popular mix-ins.
—Luke Pyenson, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
The Logan Square spot serves sausages, schnitzel and housemade spaetzle as specials and will tap Oktoberfest beers from local breweries including Solemn Oath Brewery’s Oktöberface and Pollyanna Brewing’s Fruhauf.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
Erika Solomon, New York Times, 28 May 2023
Morse serves this with her spaetzle dumplings, a recipe also in the book.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
Jerk chicken spaetzle: $7.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
For main courses, the Amish chicken provided plenty of flavor after being brined, air dried, stuffed with breadcrumbs, butter and preserved lemon, rubbed with a yogurt marinade and roasted, then served with leek spaetzle, pickled vegetables and the crispy chicken thigh, all in a beer jus.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 6 July 2022
Everything the kitchen pushed out of its small window seemed to hit right in 2005: the butter with radishes and spiky hunks of Acme epi; spearfish with a tangy, fist-size clump of bitter greens and blood orange sections; grilled pork loin with buttery spaetzle nearly as weightless as popcorn.
—John Birdsall, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2022
Offerings include a giant pretzel with beer cheese and mustard, fried Camembert, pork schnitzel with red cabbage and spaetzle, Hungarian beef goulash and apple strudel.
—Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Otherwise, sausage, sliced hot dogs, bacon, sour cream, cabbage, potatoes, mushrooms, beaten eggs, rice, tarhonya (Hungarian egg barley) and nokedli (Hungarian spaetzle) are all popular mix-ins.
—Luke Pyenson, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
The Logan Square spot serves sausages, schnitzel and housemade spaetzle as specials and will tap Oktoberfest beers from local breweries including Solemn Oath Brewery’s Oktöberface and Pollyanna Brewing’s Fruhauf.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
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