Los Ñoquis (del italiano gnocchi [ˈɲɔkki], plural de gnocco; ‘bollo’ y también ‘grumo’ o ‘pelotilla’) son un tipo de pasta italiana. Se elaboran con patata (en Latinoamérica, según la región, incluso con batata, plátano, mandioca o yuca o sémola de trigo), harinas (pueden ser de maíz, castaña, pulpa de calabaza, de espinaca, etcétera) y queso de ricota (con o sin espinacas). Una variedad muy conocida en las regiones de Friuli y Trentino-Alto Adigio y denominada gnocchi di pane se hace con pan rallado. Los ñoquis aparecen frecuentemente bajo los listados de platos referentes a pasta a pesar de tener unos ingredientes muy diferentes y de poseer diferente forma de preparación. Los acompañamientos de los ñoquis suelen ser salsa de tomate, queso gorgonzola, mantequilla, coronados con hojitas de salvia. Aunque los ñoquis son típicos de la cocina italiana, existen platos con similar preparación en la cocina austriaca (Salzburger Nockerln), alemana, húngara, eslovena, rusa, argentina,chilena, paraguaya, uruguaya, venezolana y polaca.

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Gnocchi (/ˈnjɒki, ˈnɒ-, ˈnoʊ-, ˈnɔː-/ N(Y)OK-ee or NOH-kee, NAW-kee; Italian: [ˈɲɔkki], singular gnocco) are various thick, soft dough dumplings that may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, egg, cheese, potato, breadcrumbs, cornmeal, or similar ingredients, with or without flavourings of herbs, vegetables, cocoa, or prunes. The dough for gnocchi is most often rolled out, then cut into small pieces of about the size of a cork. They are then pressed with a fork or a cheese grater to make ridges which hold sauce. Alternatively, they are simply cut into little lumps. Gnocchi is usually eaten as a replacement for pasta as a first course, but it can also be served as a contorno (side dish) to some main cources. Like many Italian dishes, gnocchi has considerable variation in recipes and names across different regions. For example, Lombard and Tuscan malfatti (literally "poorly made") are a flour, ricotta, and spinach gnocchi (which are made with potatoes, flour, and spinach, as well as the addition of various other herbs if required), similar to Tuscan gnudi which distinctively contains less flour; Campanian strangulaprievete are flour-based gnocchi, just like Apulian cavatielli and Sardinian malloreddus, and so on. Gnocchi is commonly cooked on their own in boiling salted water and dressed with various sauces depending on the type, and recipe used. Some gnocchi can be made from pieces of cooked polenta or semolina, which is spread out to dry and then layered with cheese and butter and finished in the oven. Gnocchi is eaten as a first course (primo piatto), as an alternative to soups (minestre) or pasta. It is generally home-made in Italian and diaspora Italian households. It may also be bought fresh from specialty stores. In supermarkets, industrially produced packaged gnocchi is widely available refrigerated, dried, or frozen. Common accompaniments of gnocchi include melted butter with sage, pesto, as well as various sauces. Gnocchi can be purchased ready made from grocery stores or they can be hand made. Their preparation is similar to pasta as they are cooked by boiling and then served with a sauce. If miniature gnocchi is wanted for soup they can be made by pressing the dough through a coarse sieve or a perforated spoon.

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