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dumpling
A ball-shaped food that is usually served as a side dish or main dish. Dumplings are formed from a dough-like mixture (e.g., made from potatoes, stale bread, or semolina) and boiled or steamed in salted water.
Zum Schweinebraten gibt es bei uns traditionell Semmelknödel.
With roast pork, we traditionally serve bread dumplings.
The word 'Knödel' (dumpling) is especially common in southern German and Austrian cuisine. It is a typical dish of these regions.
Bei unserem Urlaub in Bayern haben wir fast jeden Tag Knödel gegessen.
During our vacation in Bavaria, we ate dumplings almost every day.
To describe the type of dumpling, the word is often used in compounds. Well-known examples are 'Semmelknödel' (bread dumplings), 'Kartoffelknödel' (potato dumplings), or 'Leberknödel' (liver dumplings).
Ich hätte gern eine Leberknödelsuppe, bitte.
I would like a liver dumpling soup, please.
The expression 'einen Knödel im Hals haben' (to have a lump in one's throat) is a fixed idiom. The person who has the feeling is the subject of the sentence.
Als sie sich verabschieden musste, hatte sie einen dicken Knödel im Hals.
When she had to say goodbye, she had a big lump in her throat.
lump
'Klumpen' and 'Knödel' can both describe something solid and shaped. But the difference is important: a 'Klumpen' is an irregular mass made of any material. It may have formed by chance and does not have to have anything to do with food. A 'Knödel' is a food, usually round in shape and made from dough, potatoes, or bread. The words can be confused because a badly shaped dumpling can look like a lump. For food, you say 'Knödel'; for a shapeless mass, you say 'Klumpen'.
Zum Gulasch serviert meine Tante am Sonntag frische Knödel.
My aunt serves fresh dumplings with the goulash on Sundays.
Im Topf blieb ein harter Klumpen Mehl im Teig zurück.
A hard lump of flour remained in the dough in the pot.