Knödel (; and ) or Klöße (; : ''Kloß'') are boiled

dumpling Dumplings are a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of cooked dough (made from a variety of starchy sources), often wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, wheat or other flours, or potatoes, and it may be filled wi ...

s commonly found in Central European and East European cuisine. Countries in which their variant of is popular include

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and

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. They are also found in

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n, Romanian, northeastern Italian cuisine,

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, Ukrainian and Belarusian cuisines. Usually made from

flour Flour is a powder made by Mill (grinding), grinding raw grains, List of root vegetables, roots, beans, Nut (fruit), nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredie ...

bread Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cu ...

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es, they are often served as a

side dish A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order, side item, or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.dessert Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal; the course consists of sweet foods, such as cake, biscuit, ice cream, and possibly a beverage, such as dessert wine or liqueur. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly umami, ...

such as plum dumplings, or even meat balls in soup. Many varieties and variations exist.

Etymology

The word is German and is cognate with the English word ''knot'' and the Latin word 'knot'. Through the

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and the

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it finally changed to the modern expression. Knödel in

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are called or ; in

, or (less specifically) ; in the

, (singular ); in

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, ; in

and

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, ; in

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, or ; and in

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they are known as in Italian and as in Ladin. In some regions of the

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, '' klub'' is used to refer specifically to potato dumplings. A similar dish is known in

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( or ) and in Norway ( or ), filled with salty meat; and in

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().

Varieties

Knödel are used in various dishes in

n, German, Slovak and

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cuisine. From these regions, Knödel spread throughout Europe. ''Klöße'' are also large dumplings, steamed or boiled in hot water, made of dough from grated raw or mashed potatoes, eggs and flour. Similar

semolina Semolina is the name given to roughly milled durum wheat mainly used in making pasta and sweet puddings. The term ''semolina'' is also used to designate coarse millings of other varieties of wheat, and sometimes other grains (such as rice or ma ...

crack dumplings are made with semolina, egg and butter called (

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: ; ; ). are made from raw or boiled

es, or a mixture of both, and are often filled with croutons or ham. * are large dumplings made of ground liver and a batter made of bread soaked in milk and seasoned with nutmeg or other spices, boiled in beef stock and served as a soup. *Bread dumplings () are made with dried white bread, milk and egg yolks. They are sometimes shaped like a loaf of bread and boiled in a

napkin A napkin, serviette or face towelette is a square of cloth or paper tissue used at the table for wiping the mouth and fingers while eating. It is also sometimes used as a bib by tucking it into a shirt collar. It is usually small and folded, s ...

, in which case they are known as napkin dumplings or . If bacon is added, they are called . * Plum dumplings (), popular over Central Europe, are large sweet dumplings made with flour and potato batter, by wrapping the potato dough around whole plums (or apricots, see below), boiled and rolled in hot buttered caramelized bread crumbs. *Dumplings made with quark cheese (; ), traditionally topped with cinnamon sugar and served with apple sauce or with streusel. *In

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, German immigrants traditionally make with white rice, wheat flour and eggs, mixing them into a sturdy dough, shaping them in dumplings and boiling them. * are, unlike regular dumplings, made from ground meat and are related to . * are unique to the market town of Frankenburg am Hausruck and filled with a saucy meatball. * Kneydlach are Knödel (specifically, ''Semmelknödel'') made from matzah meal, and originated among

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in Eastern and Central Europe. The

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word () is cognate to Knödel, and is compounded to refer to other types of Knödel when speaking Yiddish. * Lithuanian '' Cepelinai''. * Polish . * apricot dumplings in Austrian cuisine * filled with spiced powidl, topped with sugar, poppy seeds and butter

Gallery

File:2011 0628 Seefeld Schweinsbraten mit Kartoffelknödel.jpg, with Schweinsbraten File:Plum Dumpling.jpg, Plum dumplings () File:Hungarian túrógombóc.jpg, Hungarian , made with semolina flour and (curd cheese), rolled in breadcrumbs, and served with sour cream and sugar File:Leberknoedelsuppe.jpg, (liver dumplings in beef stock) File:Serviettenkloss.jpg, File:Speckknodel.jpg, File:2015 0731 Tiroler Käseknödelsuppe Edelweisshütte Sölden.jpg, , clear broth served with bread-and-cheese dumplings File:Kronenschlösschen, Hattenheim, Topfenknödel.jpg, Topfenknödel

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Etymology

Varieties

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