Spaetzle

Last week I made Spaetzle, a small, dense egg noodle. The literal translation of Spaetzle, strangely enough, is "little sparrow." I merely cooked a box of pre-made noodles; traditionally Spaetzle are made by scraping dough off a wooden chopping board ("Spaetzlebrett") into boiling salt water. The dough principally consists of eggs, flour, and salt. Spaetzle may be used in a variety of dishes.