Is there any difference between knopfles and spaetzle? They look the same. I love some spaetzle. My wife was begging me for some spaetzle last night, so I have a loin roast defrosting and will probably have them Monday.
I would say yes, traditional German spaetzel is usually pressed through holes being more round. My wife mixes up her knopfles, egg, flour and a little water and cuts it into rapidly boiling water with a knife. They are the same as far as ingredients I think. I guess you could call them what you want! Don
There's no real difference between Spaetzle and Knoepfle, but their form. The dough is indeed the same. You call them Spaetzle if their length is at least 2x more than their diameter - if it's less, you call them Knoepfle.
And pressed through holes is not original, but more popular and easy. Authentically you scrape the dough in very small portions from a wooden board - you can take a look at that
here.
And BTW, Don: That meal looks very good and I'd never had preferred a pizza if I could have had a plate of that!