Kartoffelklösse
Potato dumplings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kartoffelklöße or Kartoffelklösse (German: [kaʁˈtɔfəlˌkløːsə] ⓘ) or Erdäpfelknödel[1] are a type of potato dumpling.[2][3] They often contain a crouton, ham, or sauerkraut filling.[2][4]
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The dumplings are known throughout Germany, Switzerland, and Austria but are most common in Bavaria, Thuringia, and Rhineland.[4] In Bavaria similar dumplings are called reiberknödel (from "to grate"), in Swabia gleeß and gneedl, in Franconia gniedla or klueß and in Austria erdäpfelknödel.[3] The dish is also known in other northern and eastern European countries by various names.[5]