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Wikipedia: Spätzle [ˈʃpɛtslə] ( listen) (Swabian diminutive of Spatz, thus literally "little sparrow", also Spätzli or Chnöpfli in Switzerland or Knöpfle or Hungarian nokedli) are a type of egg noodle of soft texture found in the cuisine of Germany and of Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Alsace and of Bolzano-Bozen. The geographic origin of spätzle is not precisely known; various regions claim to be the originators of this noodle. Written mention of Spätzle has been found in documents dating from 1725, although medieval illustrations are believed to place this noodle at an even earlier date.
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