potato pancake
der Kartoffelpuffer, die Kartoffelpuffer
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potato pancake
A flat pancake made from grated potatoes and fried in fat, usually mixed with egg and flour or other ingredients.
Zum Mittagessen gab es Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus.
We had potato pancakes with applesauce for lunch.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kartoffelpuffer |
| genitive | des Kartoffelpuffers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Kartoffelpuffer | die Kartoffelpuffer |
| accusative | den Kartoffelpuffer | die Kartoffelpuffer |
| dative | dem Kartoffelpuffer | den Kartoffelpuffern |
| genitive | des Kartoffelpuffers | der Kartoffelpuffer |
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'Kartoffelpuffer' (potato pancake) is made up of 'Kartoffel' (potato) and 'Puffer' (pancake). The first part names the main ingredient; no additional letter comes between the two parts.
Für die Kartoffelpuffer müssen wir zuerst die Kartoffeln schälen.
To make the potato pancakes, we first have to peel the potatoes.
Typical expressions are 'Kartoffelpuffer braten' (to fry potato pancakes) and 'Kartoffelpuffer goldbraun braten' (to fry potato pancakes until golden brown). 'Knusprig' (crispy) is often used to describe the desired texture after frying.
Brate die Kartoffelpuffer goldbraun, damit sie außen schön knusprig werden.
Fry the potato pancakes until golden brown so that they become nice and crispy on the outside.
Common expressions are 'Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus' (potato pancakes with applesauce) and 'Kartoffelpuffer mit saurer Sahne' (potato pancakes with sour cream). You can use 'mit' with the dative to indicate what is served with them.
Auf der Speisekarte stehen Kartoffelpuffer mit saurer Sahne.
The menu includes potato pancakes with sour cream.
