Hungarian Spaetzle : Little Dumplings

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A key ingredient to Chicken and Veal Paprikas is the Hungarian Spaetzle or little dumplings!

My grandma Julia Nagy was quite the cook, preparing traditional Hungarian recipes which became the comfort food that we celebrate today. I can remember watching grandma prepare the batter for her little dumplings aka Hungarian Spaetzle, in that tiny little kitchen in her brick bungalow in Northeastern Ohio.

I continue to have fond flashbacks of my time spent in that quaint Cleveland, Ohio kitchen, by grandma's side. I am eternally grateful for the memories of little dumplings, and other Hungarian foods, which have been a big part of my life. Gosh, I hope you too had a grandma that inspired you! I hope your grandma shared the family's recipes with you and taught you how to cook. Thank goodness for grandmothers!

Hungarian Spaetzle was the KEY ingredient in grandma's authentically delicious Chicken and Veal Paprikas. There, the secret is out! The best-ever, most delicioius recipe for Hungarian Spaetzle, little dumplings, is easy to make.

Welcome my little dumpling(s)! Isn't it time to have a little Hungarian Spaetzle? Well, you have come to the right place for authentically Hungarian ... Spaetzle aka little dumplings! A key ingredient to Chicken and Veal Paprikas is the Hungarian Spaetzle or little dumplings!

Photo credit of obviously delicious Spaetzle taken by Kobako.
On January 25, 2011 this lens earned the Squidoo Purple Star Award for quality content.
Hungarian Spaetzle : Little Dumplings! was originally created on August 28, 2009.

Do you dig little dumplings? Are you a Hungarian Spaetzle Lover?

After all, size DOES matter when we are talking dumplings; i.e. LITTLE dumplings or Hungarian Spaetzle!


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First of All: Hungarian Spaetzle is Little Dumplings

Little would be the operative word!

Spaetzle vs Dumplings!

Hey Folks! Size matters. We look to Flickr for this important demonstration!

First of All x2: Spaetzle According to Flickr

We are doing a straightforward search of "spaetzle" > Hey! I can see "little dumplings!" How about you?

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ribs by stu_spivack
Pork Tenderloin / Schweinefilet by ugod
2010-07-08_Octopus-Schnitzel_Squid-ink-Spaetzle by Tavallai
Schnitzel und Spätzle by Tavallai
scallops by stu_spivack
Restaurant Suzel 06 by sprohon
crispy duck by stu_spivack
snapper by stu_spivack
Ham, Steamed Vegetables and Homemade Pesto Spaetzle by Merelymel13
Canoe - Dinner by VirtualErn
blue hill berkshire pork by scaredy_kat
Dish of spätzle by adactio
Spätzle in the water by adactio
Pork goulash on spätzle by adactio
Spätzle galore by adactio
schwartzwaldstuben venison by scaredy_kat
pork by stu_spivack
belly oxtail, spaetzle, tomato by scaredy_kat
pork shoulder by stu_spivack
Barb's Cooking! 040420093570 by roland
Chicken liver spaetzle, pine needle, radish, cocoa nib by Kent Wang
Homemade Spaetzle by Merelymel13
Homemade Pesto by Merelymel13
Dinner in Berchtesgaden by xoque
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Hungarian Spaetzle should look like these -- for these are LITTLE dumplings!

Ah, so the Hungarian dumplings that I remember and love from my childhood while sitting in my grandma Julia Nagy's kitchen in Cleveland, Ohio -- those are LITTLE DUMPLINGS more easily referred to as Hungarian Spaetzle. Spaetzle you see definitely indicates that you want "little" dumplings. This is a very good picture of what a plate of Hungarian "little dumplings" or Spaetzle should look like.

These Hungarian Spaetzle are incredibly easy to make. And, the little dumplings taste fabulous in Chicken and Veal Paprikas. Oh, and you can serve them in your Hungarian Goulash too. In fact, there are plenty of applications er dishes that would taste delicious with Hungarian Spaetzle.

You know, I'm even thinking that my recipe for beef stroganoff would benefit from using Hungarian Spaetzle instead of plain butter noodles! Why don't you try it some time. Oh, and I've included a simple and easy to prepare recipe for Hungarian Spaetzle below!

Secondly: Dumplings According to Flickr

We are doing a straightforward search of "dumplings" > Dumplings come in all kinds of sizes!! We don't want "dumplings!" We seriously want "spaetzle!"

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Gluten-free-bao-dough-cut by Andrea_Nguyen
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Dinner by moonlightbulb
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Dump City Dumplings (Eugene, Oregon) by Orbiter7
Gluten-free-bao-dough-cut by Andrea_Nguyen
PC010289 by Matt Lancashire
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Hungarian Spaetzle should NOT look like these -- for these are BIG Dumplings!

Pay attention please, as this is VERY important.

See this picture? Hungarian Spaetzle, as little dumplings go, should never look like this! You see this is a picture of my dinner plate when we vacationed in The Czech Republic, in Prague. It was our first dinner in the Eastern European city. We had opted to eat at the restaurant that advertised Hungarian Goulash with Dumplings. When this plate arrived, I looked at my hubby and exclaimed, "What the heck is this? Those aren't DUMPLINGS!"

You see size does matter. This was not the last time that I ordered DUMPLINGS while we toured The Czech Republic. Yep, ordering DUMPLINGS off the menu produced the same results as what you see on this plate. Well, at least they were consistent. For a third time, I asked if I could get Hungarian DUMPLINGS for dinner at the hostel we stayed at in the countryside. We did a lot of 'charades' back and forth to communicate what I had in mind. The chef told me it took her a day to prepare them. Well, although I thought that seemed odd as they are easy and simple to make, I nodded my head and said we'd see her the next night.

As hubby and I took our seat, that next night, my tastebuds were already in overdrive. It wasn't too long before dinner was served. OMG, "Those aren't dumplings!" Yep, you guessed it! For the third time, I got the type of BREAD "dumplings" as shown on this plate.

When we got home from our vacation, I relayed the story to mom. Ah, she laughed, "Next time, ask for SPAETZLE!"

Hungarian Spaetzle -- An Easy, Best-Ever Recipe From My Grandma Julia Nagy

The Hungarian Spaetzle is a must for Chicken and Veal Paprikas!

jaguar julie and grandma julia nagy


Ingredients:
2-1/2 cups of flour
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper

Preparation:
Add flour, salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl.
Next, add water, eggs, and melted butter.
Mix ingredients together until lumps are gone and it is like a batter.
Prepare a pot of water with salt to bring to a boil.
Spoon a portion of the batter onto a flat plate.

With a spoon, beginning cutting about a spoonful of batter at a time from the edge of the plate into the boiling water. Because of the small size of the spaetzle, they will rise fairly quickly to the surface. Spaetzle will only need a few minutes to cook in the boiling water once they have risen.

Remove the cooked spaetzle to a colander to drain.

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How to make Hungarian Spaetzle

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Hungarian Spaetzle -- Little Dumplings aka

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Dumplings Cook-off -- BIG vs LITTLE

I am an advocate for LITTLE dumplings -- that is true Hungarian Spaetzle!

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So, does size matter to you?

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Give me BIG dumplings! I have a hearty appetite.

bejeezers says:

Big dumplings or small dumplings - there still dumplings...

I prefer little dumplings er spaetzle please!

KatBar says:

I actually like them both. Depends what else is with the meal.

 
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It's a Spaetzle Little Dumplings Cook-Off!

Courtesy of Chef WordRidden on Flickr

This is an interesting series of pictures by Chef WordRidden demonstrating what his Spaetzle recipe looks like when compared to his challenger's. Funny, but the batter looks exactly the same!



Spätzle cook-off: 1 by WordRidden
Spätzle cook-off: 2 by WordRidden
Spätzle cook-off: 3 by WordRidden
Spätzle cook-off: 4 by WordRidden
Spätzle cook-off: 5 by WordRidden
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I recommend a good Hungarian Cookbook!

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Spaetzle, Hungarian and Otherwise -- The Buzz

Google Hungarian Spaetzle and dumplings too!

Black Forest Adler has schnitzel, spaetzle and more
The slightly dry smoked pork chops were arranged on a heaping plate of spaetzle and the best sauerkraut I've eaten since my grandmother made it when I was a kid. That sauerkraut didn't condescend -- it was full-flavored and vinegary and a pleasure.
Food: A nostalgic dish
The dough for both riwwele and a larger dumpling called spaetzle originated [in Europe] as refined substitutes for whole-grain dishes.? ?Spaetzle are created by chopping dough into little dumplings rather than by grating or rubbing.
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The duck came with snippets of house-made spaetzle noodles, red wine-braised red cabbage, tiny meat balls and whole-grain mustard sauce. In ingredients and presentation it made me think haute Austrian, like something I'd have expected to be served at ...
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Top Chef Canada's Dale MacKay takes beer seriously at his new ensemble Tap eatery, which offers a menu of comfort food like bangers and spaetzle and pulled pork sandwiches. By Carolyn Ali, January 26, 2012 Get together with friends, drink beer, ...

You may opt to try a Spaetzle Mix!

Listen, I've given you a really simple and easy to make recipe for Spaetzle, but each to his own! Perhaps you might want to try a mix the first time you make the Spaetzle and then try my recipe the next time.



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You may opt to use a Spaetzle Maker!

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You may opt for a Spaetzle Cookbook

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OR, You may opt for a Dumplings Cookbook

Dumplings are different worldwide -- you should know that by now!

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Spaetzle Case Study

Hungarian Spaetzle case study of little dumplingsWelcome to the analytical and informational Spaetzle Case Study where we lensmasters take a closer look at the analytics and statistics behind a lens. You know, being on Squidoo, we lensmasters GOT to participate in a bit of a social experiment. Oh, I've tried my own type of social experiment and sometimes it works and then sometimes it doesn't work. It's OK to admit that you made a mistake about something and then pick up your chips and move on. And, the important part of that social experiment is to hope AND sometimes PRAY that the others are professional enough to understand ... and let it go!

So, I had an idea, long ago and far away, about doing a Hungarian Spaetzle Case Study lens to track a lens's performance. In the beginning, I was more proactive with the lens promotion. However, life intervened and I took a backseat to the normal type of promotion. After awhile, one hopes for normalcy and for fairness and for a return to the good old days when things were simpler and articles rose because they were good and got normal traffic that was also good.

I don't cater to asking every tom dick and harry for a Squid Angel blessing. If YOU think my lens deserves that blessing, well go ahead and bless it! Personally, I think this is a pretty swell lens.

Size matters folks -- and it's NOT just in little dumplings aka Hungarian Spaetzle! Thanks for dropping by ... I hope I can fulfill your needs today.

Photo credit of obviously delicious Spaetzle taken by Kobako.

A Case Study of Hungarian Spaetzle

Hungarian Spaetzle -- This lens was published at 9am EST on 8/31/09

Ranked #2,073 in Food, #46,019 overall

I am using this lens on Hungarian Spaetzle as a "case study" lens to document how this lens is promoted and to chart lens stats. It was my idea to publish a lens to be used as a "case study" as I was writing on the topic of lens promotion for a special project. It made sense to me that a lens be the "case study" to show how lens promotion could impact lens statistics -- including traffic and lensrank. So, I made that suggestion that everyone do a "case study" lens to demonstrate their topic of discussion on Squidoo and Squidoo lenses.

Of course, we all know the IMPACT of Squid Angels in that lensrank -- so if a group of angels were to bless a lens, that could definitely skew the rankings. At this time, It is not believed that this lens HAS had many of those angel blessings. So the lensrank achieved for this "case study" lens should be truer to the lens promotion that has been used for Hungarian Spaetzle -- Little Dumplings. Nowadays, with all the groups supporting group members, it is difficult to get many lensmasters' ratings for non-group lensmasters. I don't currently belong in any "groups" aside from Seth Godin's original Tribes project. So, getting visitors to rate lenses demands more creative lens promotion!

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This lens was originally created on 8/28/09 and worked for for a few days before publishing. This screen capture, taken before Noon on 8/31/09, shows that the lens has a 5-star rating, been rated by 5 people, and is Ranked #2,073 in Food, #46,019 overall.

A bug: This lens was originally created on 8/28/09, but was held until 8/31/09 to publish. It got caught in the bug that showed the lens in red WIP on the dashboard. The bug assigned lensranks of Aug 29: 792,181 and Aug 30: 794,020 with a two day Average Lensrank for Aug of: 793,101. A bug report was issued to ask that this lensrank be adjusted to 0.

Hungarian Spaetzle -- This lens was lensrolled on 8/31/09

These is a rather 'heavy' number of lenses for a typical lensroll

After lensrolling, throughout the day, this lens was added to social media platforms, first through the lens buttons to StumbleUpon, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Delicious. It was added later in the day to Stumpedia, RedGage, Tagfoot, and ThisNext. A blog post was done on JaguarJulie Blog On and On along with a Posterous blog entry.

Hungarian Spaetzle -- Dashboard Stats as of 9am EST on 9/01/09

Ranked #175 in Food, #2,880 overall

Here are the Lensmaster Private Dashboard Stats as showing 24 hours after lens publication.

Traffic Sources:
Referral: 11
Direct: 10

Surfer Stats:
Clickouts: 10 (last 30 days)
Number of times lens has been emailed: 4
Number of times lens has been marked as favorite: 8

Referrers:
twitter.com
squidoomarketing.ning.com
tagfoot.com
facebook.com
stumpedia.com
squidoo.com
delicious.com
stumbleupon.com

Hungarian Spaetzle -- Squidoo Directory Submissions -- 9/01/09

Squidirectory - A categorized Squidoo directory featuring an interesting variety of different subjects ranging from arts and literature, shopping, and eco friendly tips, to vehicles for sale, travel, and everything in between.

Lensroll: Hungarian Spaetzle -- Little Dumplings

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Hungarian Spaetzle -- Lensrank Chronology

Google and Yahoo started referring traffic on 9/02/09!

8/31/09: Ranked #2,073 in Food, #46,019 overall -- 5 ratings - 5 stars
9/01/09: Ranked #175 in Food, #2,880 overall - 8 ratings - 5 stars
9/02/09: Ranked #134 in Food, #2,169 overall - 10 ratings - 5 stars
9/03/09: Ranked #134 in Food, #2,169 overall - 13 ratings - 5 stars

Hungarian Spaetzle -- Lens Traffic -- 90 Day Review

Taking a look back at the lens statistics for 3 months as of 12/20/09

Case Study of Hungarian Spaetzle Little Dumplings 12/20/09 Lens Traffic

First of all! This is a very important statistic to note in the "case study" with regards to my previous comment about groups! See the previous module that reported "Lensrank Chronology" of:

9/03/09: Ranked #134 in Food, #2,169 overall - 13 ratings - 5 stars

Compare that bit of information with today's lensrank AND ratings:

12/20/09: Ranked #1,200 in Food, #20,821 overall - 16 ratings - 5 stars

Does this NOT speak volumes that this non-group lensmaster's lens has ONLY been able to garner 3 ratings in a 3.5 month time period? That equates to one vote per month! Heck, I've visited brand new Rocketmom's lenses with some 19-20 votes right out of the gate! And, I've visited many of the other private/semi-private groups members lenses to see equally high number of lenses' ratings -- far more than the 16 ratings on a nearly 4-month old lens.

The power of Squidoo = the power of groups!

Hungarian Spaetzle -- Lens Traffic -- 90 Day Review -- Thank YOU Google!

Google is responsible for bring the majority of traffic to Hungarian Spaetzle!

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I've written much in my lensmaking experience about the power of Google and how it equates to the power of Squidoo in lens traffic. The cool pie charts that you can find on your lensmaster dashboard can give you a good idea of the health of your lens promotion.

According to the 90 day review of 12/20/09, Google is responsible for bringing in 59% of the traffic to Hungarian Spaetzle -- Little Dumplings. That 59% is not a "little dumpling" in the composite of the "case study" of this lens. The other 41% of traffic is attributed to Referral, Yahoo, Direct, Bing, AOL, MSN, Ask, and Lycos. Discovery accounts for 0%. We all know that it is important to not "put all your eggs in one basket" if you are relying on a steady traffic stream to a performing Squidoo lens.

Are you a Spaetzle Lover? Hungarian or Otherwise?

Do you love LITTLE dumplings i.e. Hungarian Spaetzle???

My grandmother made the best "Hungarian" Spaetzle; however, she called it dumplings. The word dumplings can mean a lot of different things. I'm glad I figured out that I want little dumplings or Spaetzle. How about you? Do you love it? Can you make it?



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You'll want to check out more Eastern European cuisine!

Ah, Polish Pierogi is actually big dumplings!!!

About Hungarian Little Dumplings Maker and Lover JaguarJulie

Thank you to my "little dumplings" out there for being THERE!!! Hugs.

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Hungarian Spaetzle : Little Dumplings! was originally created on August 28, 2009.
Highest lensrank ever achieved: #1,862 overall. Lens #490 in the quest for Giant Squid 500 Club.


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