Pardon me, I forgot that the term “Bretzel” wouldn’t be familiar to many people. It certainly is well known by anyone who (and their families) served in Germany. The following references are provided in case you like such things – 1) Wiki – Pretzel redirected from Bretzel on the English site. Even better is the German site – complete with pictures of the classic Brezel. And I think I stand corrected on the spelling…
The classic sign over a shop in German has the wide part of the brezel at the top and the two open portions of the twist below. In the US – you always see signs in the classic pretzel pose –
And now do you recognize it?
and there we are – Squabish is the bakery here on Solano Ave where you can find these delightful treats. Since the owner/baker and his family are from Schwaben they may have named them for US understanding – but the making & baking are traditional German. They offer classes as well as post the updated menu each week here.
So there you have it – German Brezel = US Pretzel (and that just maybe why I keep sticking a “t” in the German spelling…). It couldn’t possibly be because I am sleep deprived from a toddler grandson who decided to go awander @ 0230…
