Kopytka (literally "little hooves") are a kind of potato dumpling in Polish cuisine, Belarusian, and Lithuanian cuisines.
Preparation and serving
The typical ingredients are boiled
and
flour, but may also include eggs,
salt, and other
seasoning. The Polish dish is usually cooked in salted water, whereas in Belarusian and Lithuanian cuisines kapytki is baked first, then stewed or boiled in water.
Kopytka can be either a main dish or served on the side. Kopytka can be served savoury (baked with cheese, fried bacon, fried onion, or with a variety of sauces such as goulash or mushroom sauce); they can also be served sweet (with melted butter and sugar, cinnamon, or sweetened quark), or sugar with sour cream.
File:06379 potato noodles, sanok.png|Kluski with fried bacon (in Galicia, Poland)
File:Litowskija kapytki.jpg|Lithuanian kapytki in a mushroom sauce ()
File:Kopytka in creamy mushroom sauce, Brisbane, 2020.jpg|Kopytka in creamy mushroom sauce
Etymology
The word
kopytka kopyto is
Polish language for "little hooves," such as those of a small hoofed animal (for example, a
goat).
Kapytki is the Belarusian word for the same concept. Both refer to the structure of these dumplings, which are formed in the shape of hooves.
