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Pillowy potato dumplings that demand a fork's gentle press, not a knife's brute force.
means Small soft Italian dumplings, typically made from potato, flour, and egg, rolled and ridged before being boiled and sauced.
from From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco, meaning a lump or knot — and probably related to nocchio, a knot in wood, or to a Germanic root for 'knuckle' or 'knot' (a cousin of the English 'knuckle'). Either way, the name captures the shape exactly: little knots of dough, soft as wood is hard, named for the lumps they so cheerfully are.
- Thursday ritual
- Italians traditionally eat gnocchi on Thursdays before Friday's fish
- older than potatoes
- Original Roman versions used semolina, not potato
- the float test
- They're done the moment they bob to the surface
- name origin
- Likely from nocchio, a knot in wood
- fork ridges
- Those grooves exist to grip more sauce
gnocchi di soriano — traditional potato gnocchi from soriano nel cimino, italy, protected by regional culinary heritage
gnocchi alla romana — semolina-based gnocchi from rome, italy, baked with butter and cheese instead of boiled
gnocchi di patate — classic piedmont potato gnocchi from northern italy, made with potatoes, flour, and eggs