Spaetzle (german: Spätzle, sometimes explained as being derived from Spatz "sparrows") are noodles much used in southern Germany and Alsace. They are fabricated by grating or scraping dough into boiling water and continuously sieving out the batches that are cooked. The dough is a simple affair, consisting of eggs, flour and salt only. For the Sparrow air-to-air missile, see AIM-7 Sparrow. ... A cook making hand-pulled noodles. ... Capital Strasbourg Area 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 1,793,000 1,734,145 209/km² Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Départements Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Alsace (French: Alsace; Alsatian/German: Elsaß) is a région of France. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Egg Egg has multiple meanings. ... An ingredient used in many foods, flour is a fine powder made from grain or other starchy food sources. ... In chemistry, salt is a general term used for ionic compounds composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ...

The classic variety are "button" spaetzle, which are lentil-shaped. If the dough is of firmer consistency, elongated (more noodle-like) spaetzle may be formed. This is the variety that can be purchased dried and packaged. Binomial name Lens culinaris Medikus Red lentils Lentils (Lens culinaris, Fabaceae) are lens-shaped pulses that grow on an annual, bushlike plant. ...

Spaetzle may accompany any meat dish and are generally prepared with a sauce. Examples of variations of Spaetzle are: Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ...

• eaten with sweet-sour lentils and fine-skinned frankfurter-style sausages in Schwaben, also known as the famous Linsen, Spätzle & Saitenwürstchen.
• mixed with fried onions and grated cheese (lots), then fried in a pan or baked in the oven as a substantial main course, mostly in Bavaria and Swabia, as Käsespätzle.

Spaetzle is also the name given to a particular genetic mutation of the fruit fly drosophila melanogaster. A large hot dog with ketchup A hot dog is classified as a type of sausage or, alternatively, a sandwich on a suitably shaped bun with the sausage and condiments on it. ... Swabia (German Schwaben) is a historic region in Germany and a language area. ... For the parody newspaper, see The Onion. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of various animals—most commonly cows but sometimes goats, sheep, reindeer, and water buffalo. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Swabia (German Schwaben) is a historic region in Germany and a language area. ... This article is about mutation in biology, for other meanings see: mutation (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830 Drosophila melanogaster (Black-bellied Dew-lover) a dipteran (two-winged) insect, is the species of fruit fly that is commonly used in genetic experiments; it is among the most important model organisms. ...