What is special about pretzel in Europe and America?

Brezel or Pretzel, also known in Bavaria and Austria as Breze or in Switzerland and Oberschwaben as Bretzel, is a type of special knot-shaped bread in southern Germany, Austria and Alsace (France), made from a The dough is twisted. The name comes from the Latin word Brachium meaning "arm" , because it has the shape of a crossed arm.

There are many theories surrounding the origin of this pie. According to The History of Science and Technology , the pretzel was born in 610 AD, invented by an Italian monk as a reward for praying children. He called the baked dough sticks, folded into his arms folded in front of his chest, "pretiola" , meaning "small rewards".

Google honors the Pretzel, which supposedly originates in Germany.

Another historical document claims that this cake was born from a monastery in southern France. Besides, there are also many theories that the cake is of Greek origin, because the ring shape is like the bread of the country.

In the Roman Catholic Church, pretzel is religious in both form and shape. Pretzel's knots have a very practical purpose: so that bakers can hang them on hangers located along the drying tree as shown in The Berckheyde painting of The Baker in 1681.

In the 19th century, the pretzel was introduced to Pennsylvania by Dutch citizens in North America. By the 20th century, soft pretzel was popular in areas like Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York.

In Philadelphia there is also a museum for this type of cake called 'Pretzel Museum'. Since 2003, April 26 became the National Pretzel Day (National Pretzel Day) to recognize the importance of pretzel for the history and economy of the United States after the statement of the then Governor of Pennsylvania was Ed Rendell. .

The world's largest pretzel was baked in 2015 in El Salvador, weighing more than 780 kg and about 9 meters in length.