In a message dated 11/10/2004 9:56:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: It is a kind of soft noodle made with flour. We used to have them with fried onions on them. German dish. One German restaurant near Philly used to serve them lightly fried. These were the best. Once I master the way to make them I am going to try frying a few. Looked and tasted like they were fried in butter. YUM!! Dot Dot: When you make the spaetzles be sure to top them with swiss cheese and make those "strings" as we kids called them. The onions were always fried in butter. Yum! Yum! Ann AVP