Every year for Good Friday I cook a special Swabian-German dish it is called; Maultaschen! Maul = Mouth, Tasche = Pocket, Mouth Pockets. Maultaschen are a Swabian specialty from southwestern Germany. They are akin to Italian ravioli, Chinese wontons and Jewish kreplach. A simply pasta pocket filled with a variety of ingredients. They are popular during the week of Easter. Maultaschen were apparently invented as a conniving way of having meat during Lent, by grinding up the meat with spinach and concealing it in pasta to hide it from God. Maultaschen Made Easy (German meat-filled pasta) 6 to 8 servings Ingredients: • Spinach, fresh or frozen • Onion, minced -- ½ ...