Kukuliai

Kukuliai are Lithuanian ball-shaped dumplings that are typically made with grated potatoes and a wide range of fillings such as beef, chicken, fish (žuvies kukuliai) or cottage cheese. Although the kukuliai can be baked, boiled, or fried the same way as gnocchi and other East European dumplings, Lithuanians flavor them with herbs (marjoram being a popular choice) or sesame seeds. These dumplings can be served with finely chopped horseradish, dill pickles in sour cream, sauteed bacon-onion mix, or tomato and rosemary sauce. And while some think that kukuliai and cepelinai are the same, others tend to disagree - kukuliai are usually smaller and are shaped into balls, while the cepelinai are larger, oblong, and have slightly pointed ends.