what are pretzels? are they good?

Answer 1

Where do you live?

Pretzels are a specially twisted and shaped
sort of bread.

Legend has it the pretzel was invented in Italy. Its shape is derived from hands locked together in prayer.

In the U.S., pretzels are very popular. They have many sizes, textures, and flavors.

We have hard, mini-pretzels [about 1" X1"] all the way up to giant and super-giant[about 12"+ long].
Many folks prefer soft pretzels with mustard.
Many others prefer pretzels dipped in chocolate.
Many others prefer cheese pretzels.
There are soft pretzels wrapped around cooked hot dogs.

The list is virtually endless.

Pretzels are DEEEEEEEE-licious!!!!

There are companies who ship pretzels to almost anywhere.

I wish you well.

VTY,
Ron B.

Answer 2

loving the random questions btw

A pretzel is a baked snack that is traditionally twisted into a unique knot-like shape, which according to some people is meant to resemble two hands folded for prayer. The pretzel dough is made from wheat flour and yeast. Prior to baking, it is dipped into either "Natronlauge" which is German for lye (sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH)) or sodium carbonate solution (Na2CO3) and sprinkled with coarse salt. During baking, a Maillard reaction then gives the pretzel its characteristic brown color and distinctive flavor. In Bavaria it is obligatory in a Weißwurst breakfast.

Sources differ as to the time and place of the pretzel's origin. Its use in the emblems of bakers in Southern Germany at least since 1111 is documented. The 12th century Hortus Deliciarum from the Southwest German (now French) Alsace may be the earliest depiction of a pretzel. It remains very popular in Southern German regions of Swabia and Bavaria where it is known as Brezl and Brezn, respectively. In northern Germany, where it is less popular, it is known as Bre(tt)zel.

The History of Science and Technology, by Bryan Bunch, with AlexanderHellemanss, has it that in 610 A.D., "An Italian monk invents pretzels as a reward to children who learn their prayers. He calls the strips of baked dough, folded to resemble arms crossing the chest, 'pretiolaa ("little reward")", however no source, primary or otherwise, is cited to back up this detailed specificity. Other sources derive the name from Latin 'bracelluss (a medieval term for "bracelet"),[1] or 'bracchiolaa ("little arms").

Within the Catholic church, Pretzels are regarded as having religious significance and are particularly associated with Lent.[1] In his 'Astronomiaa Nova, Johannes Kepler states that if we assume that the Earth is the center of the universe, we must accept that the planets travel in a loopy path "with the appearance of alentenn bread ('panissquadragesimaliss)" i.e. a pretzel.[2]

There are also several stories about the origin of the pretzel shape. One legend attributed to the popular Eberhard I, Duke ofWürttembergg (1445 - 1496) holds that a baker from Urachh accused of larceny was offered the opportunity to cancel his sentence if he could make a piece of bread through which the sun could be seen thrice. The ingenious baker, inspired by the way his wife held her arms when worried, twisted his dough into the unforgettable pretzel shape that we know today before baking it.

Another common story says that the shape represents the arm positions taken by monks in prayer and that the three holes represent the Christian Holy Trinity. A sign with three rings was an old symbol to mark a bakery in Germany, but sources differ as to whether the signs were made to imitate the pretzel or the pretzel was made to imitate the signs. According to some sources, the bagel originated as a variation on the pretzel. However told, stories of the pretzel are likely apocryphal and the actual origin of the pretzel continues to be a mystery.

There are cold, warm, soft, chewy and hard pretzels. Soft pretzels are best eaten fresh-baked. These are common in Germany. Cities in the United States like Philadelphia and New York are also famous for their soft pretzels. In Southern Germany and neighboring German-speaking Switzerland, thick soft pretzels sliced horizontally are sometimes used to make sandwiches, called Butterbrezn".

A pretzel, however, doesn't have to have salt. Hard pretzels are more common than soft pretzels in most of the United States as they can be mass-produced, packaged and stored. In the United States, hard pretzels are often consumed as a "beer snack." Chocolate-covered hard pretzels are also popular, especially around Christmas time.

Pretzels can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Traditional soft pretzels are about the size of a hand. Most hard pretzels are only 2-3 mm thick. Hard pretzels which are 0.8-1.5 cm thick are called bavarian pretzels. Hard pretzels are also frequently sold as straight "pretzel sticks" ("Salzstangen" in German).

Hard pretzels are also available with a sweet candy coating of chocolate, strawberry and other flavors. A popular variation is "yogurt-covered pretzels", with a coating based on yogurt. Some consumers consider them a healthy snack because of this, but the coating increases the fat and sugar content of the pretzel significantly. Other varieties include pretzels dipped in mustard.

The annual United States pretzel industry is worth over $550 million. The average American consumes about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg) of pretzels per year. Southeastern Pennsylvania, with its large German population, is considered the birthplace of the American pretzel industry and many pretzel bakers are still located in the area. The average Philadelphian consumes about twelve times more pretzels than the national average.[2]

Some German bakeries produce a soft bread roll made of pretzel dough called Laugenbrötchen.

Answer 3

it's a bread that are sometimes straight sometimes tie into a knot some of it is filled with choco some are sugars strawberry or milk and it really taste good

Answer 4

Wow random question.It's like bread i guess thats twisted into a heart kinda.Their OK.Listen to that 1 guy that first answered he knows what he's talking about unlike me. 0___0 lmao

Answer 5

it's bread yet salty but it is soo good

Answer 6

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Pretzel.jpg/643px-Pretzel.jpg

Salty carbs.

Answer 7

HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE WHAT THEY ARE BUT THEY ARE GOOOOOOOOOOOOD