Cepelinai

Cepelinai

Cepelinai in a restaurant, served with cream sauce
Alternative names	Didžkukuliai
Type	Dumpling
Place of origin	Lithuania
Main ingredients	Potatoes, ground meat or dry cottage cheese (curd) or mushrooms
Cookbook: Cepelinai  Media: Cepelinai

Large cepelinai in a restaurant with spirgai

Cepelinai or didžkukuliai (singular: cepelinas) is a popular dish in Lithuania. They are a type of dumpling made from grated and riced potatoes and usually stuffed with ground 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.

External links

• Potato dishes of Lithuania