Cepelinai

Cepelinai in a restaurant, served with cream sauce and bacon

Homemade cepelinai, served with sour cream

Cepelinai (singular - cepelinas) or Didžkukuliai are a Lithuanian national dish, also very popular in northeastern part of Poland. They are a type of dumpling made from grated potatoes and usually stuffed with minced meat, although sometimes dry cottage cheese (curd) or mushrooms are used instead.

So named because their shape resembles that of a Zeppelin airship, cepelinai are typically around 10–20 cm long, although the size depends on where they are made: in the western counties of Lithuania cepelinai are made bigger than in the east.

After boiling, the cepelinai are served with sour cream sauce and bacon or pork rinds.

See also

• Kroppkaka
• Poutine râpée
• Raspeball

External links

• Potato Dishes of Lithuania