Halušky

Halušky (IPA: [ɦaluʃkɪ] in Czech and Slovak, singular: haluška; Hungarian: galuska; Romanian: găluşcă; Serbian: galuška; Ukrainian: галушка; Lithuanian: virtinukai) are a traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings cooked in the Central and Eastern European cuisines (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Romania and Hungary). Halušky can refer to the dumplings themselves, or to the complete dish.
Preparation
The dumplings can be made from dough spread in a thin layer on a wooden cutting board, then cut and scraped off in small pieces which are dropped into boiling water. They can also be made with a special perforated halušky strainer forming small (1/2 X 2–3 cm) irregularly-shaped lumps which drop directly into boiling water as a thinner batter-like dough is pressed through the openings of the strainer.
Although recipes vary from region to region, in general flour is mixed with...