Especially in the southwestern part of the country, the predominant variety of noodles are Spätzle, made with large amounts of egg yolk, and Maultaschen, traditional stuffed noodles reminiscent of ravioli.

Maultaschen are a Swabian ( Baden-Württemberg ) specialty food, consisting of an outer layer of pasta dough with a filling traditionally made of minced meat, spinach, bread crumbs and onions and flavored with various spices.

Similar in appearance to Italian ravioli, Maultaschen are usually larger, however, each Maultasche being about 8 – 12 cm ( 3-5 inches ) across.

Similar in appearance to Italian ravioli, Maultaschen are usually larger, each piece being about 8-12 cm ( 3-5 inches ) across.

Maultaschen are traditionally eaten either geröstet ( cut into slices and fried in a pan with onions and scrambled eggs ) or in der Brühe ( simmered in vegetable broth ), or geschmälzt ( dressed with butter and onions ), usually with potato salad.

On Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, Maultaschen are a traditional dish in Swabia, because the meat is concealed under the pasta dough and cannot be seen by God.

Various stories are told about the origin of Maultaschen, although evidence for them is sparce.

* Maultaschen are rumored to have been invented by monks of the Maulbronn monastery to conceal the fact they were eating meat during Lent.

* A cook book from 1794 contains several recipes for Maultaschen, but these are recipes for sweet desserts.

Just as importantly, this means genuine Maultaschen have to be produced in Swabia, Baden-Württemberg, ( German Federal State ) or the Swabian-speaking areas of Bavaria.

The monks hid the meat inside of the Maultaschen, believing God could not see it that way.

There is a similarity to Italian ravioli, culurgiones, tortelli, tortelloni, and tortellini and also to German Maultaschen and Bierock.

* Maultaschen could derive from the words Maultatzen or Maultatschen, which is archaic for a slap in the face.

* The compound word Maultaschen comes from the word Maul which means the mouth of an animal and Tasche, which means bag.

Maultaschen literally means " feedbags " as if for livestock, and is probably named for its appearance.

On October 23, 2009, the Gazette of the European Communities announced that " Schwäbische Maultaschen " or " Schwäbische Suppenmaultaschen ( g. g. A.

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