Tiny potato pillows that somehow take more skill to get right than most things ten times their size.
Fun fact: Roman-style gnocchi are made with semolina and baked — no potato, no boiling.
They hammer the meat flat, bread it, fry it, and somehow that's been enough for about three centuries.
Fun fact: In Austria, only veal can legally be labeled "Wiener Schnitzel" — pork must be listed differently.