The word ‘spätzle’ (plural for Spatz) itself means ‘little sparrows” and has to do with the shape of the little egg noodles. Sometimes the spelling ‘kaesespaetzle’ is used in English to convey the umlaut a sound which falls between a and e. In English the name means ‘cheese spätzle’ and is pronounced ‘kays-shpatz’l’. Käsespätzleis a Bavarian egg noodles dish with butter and cheese. Read on for useful tips and step-by-step pictures (3 mins).Käsespätzle is a symbolic dish in Bavarian cooking and on beer garden menus across Germany. We show you how to cook it, including how to make spätzle from scratch in an easy to follow tutorial.
