• Terminology
  • Name and Etymology
• Ingredients and Preparation
  • Dough
  • Filling
  • Preparation
  • Cooking Methods
• Geography and Migration
  • Origin
  • Spread
  • Date
• Cultural Association
  • Holidays
  • Then to Now
• Bibliography

Holidays

The dumpling is a relatively simple recipe so is used commonly (and is famous) is the region of Swabia. Roman Catholic German families will prepare meatless Maultaschen (i.e. spinach filling) as a pre-Christmas dish or during Holy Week for Maundy Thursday (Kaplan, 1986).