Spaetzle Gets Fancified

What gnocchi is to Italy, spaetzle—or by other aliases, spätzle, chnöpfli or knöpfle—is to countries in Eastern Europe, where the egg noodles reign supreme. With a name that translates as “little sparrow,” the dish earned its moniker from the diminutive shape of the handmade noodles. Although spaetzle recipes date as far back as Medieval times, the dish is commonly...