Cepelinai
( "zeppelins";
singular
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: ''cepelinas'') or didžkukuliai are potato dumplings made from grated and riced
potatoes and stuffed with ground meat, dry
curd cheese or mushrooms. It has been described as a
national dish
A national dish is a culinary dish that is strongly associated with a particular country. A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons:
* It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs that can be ...
of
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
,
and is typically served as a main dish.
The name of cepelinai comes from their shape that resembles of a
Zeppelin airship
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin () who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874Eckener 1938, pp ...
.
Cepelinai are typically around 10–20 cm long, although the size depends on where they are made: in the western
counties of Lithuania cepelinai are made bigger than in the east. In
Samogitia cepelinai are called ''cepelinā''.
After boiling, the ''cepelinai'' are often served with
sour cream sauce and
bacon
Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sand ...
bits
or
pork rinds.
In the
Suwałki Region,
Podlachia,
Warmia and
Masuria it is known as ''kartacz'' (: ''grapeshot''). It is a part of the cuisine of north-eastern
Poland.
Similar dishes include Polish
pyzy
Pyzy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mońki, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Mońki and north-west of the regional capital Białystok
Białystok is th ...
, Swedish
kroppkaka
Kroppkaka (plural "kroppkakor") is a traditional Swedish boiled potato dumpling, most commonly filled with onions and meat. Potatoes, wheat flour, onion, salt and minced meat/pork are common ingredients in kroppkaka. They are very similar to the ...
, Acadian
poutine râpée, Norwegian
raspeball, German
Kartoffelklöße and Italian
canederli.
File:Cepelinai 2, Vilnius, Lithuania - Diliff.jpg, Cepelinai with ground meat cut open
File:Karmėlavos Cepelinas.JPG, Large cepelinas served with spirgai
See also
*
Ba-wan
References
External links
Potato dishes of Lithuania
Lithuanian cuisine
Polish cuisine
Potato dishes
Dumplings
National dishes
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