What Is Gnocchi?

Definition: Gnocchi

October 28, 2009

Gnocchi (pronounced "nyoh-kee") means "lumps" in Italian, and refers to a thick, pillowy dumpling. Available fresh, frozen, or dried, the pasta is made from a dough based on potatoes, flour, farina, or semolina, which is rolled into long cylinder shapes, cut into bite-sized pieces, and sometimes decorated with forked ridges. They are boiled, baked, or sautéed, then served in a tomato, pesto, cheese, or butter-based sauce. Smaller forms are referred to as gnocchetti.

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ticamorena 3 years 28 weeks

I LOVE ricotta gnocchi, especially the spinach or pesto flavoured then baked in the oven with butter and parmesan, it can also be frozen before the boiling stage, mmmm, I made some, it was really easy and economical, plus my entire family loved it

3 years 28 weeks

I've tried store bought gnocchis and they're always terrible. Trader Joe's used to sell the only good store bought gnocchi I've ever found but now they only sell it with meat sauce on it (the previous kind was plain so I could add my own sauce) and I'm a vegetarian. :(

hinkey 3 years 28 weeks

I love gnocchi, but I always boil it.

zeze 3 years 29 weeks

I don't get it, I bought some store made ones, sealed in plastic and did the whole sauteed in butter and herbs thing and they were horrible! I mean I threw it all away. I was so disappointed too because I'm a carb lover, so potatoes, pasta, dumplings and not to mention italian herbs sounded like a perfect meal. But it tasted like nothing, some herbs and oil.

3 years 29 weeks

If I had to pick my last meal before dying it would be gnocchi with pesto!!! YUMMY!!!!

HaterTot 3 years 29 weeks

If you had done your 20-second search on Epicurious instead of Wikipedia, you would also know that traditional gnocchi can also be made from ricotta. Epicurious even has Zuni's recipe. I use my Godmother's though. So easy to make and so good.

fuzzles 3 years 29 weeks

Nyum-ee!

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