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Obwarzanek krakowski

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

Obwarzanek krakowski is a braided ring-shaped bread from Krakow, Poland, boiled before baking and sprinkled with salt and sesame or poppy seeds. It has a white, sweetish, moist and chewy crumb beneath a crunchy golden brown crust, and is traditionally sold from street carts as a Polish street food. It is made from wheat flour, fat, yeast, sugar and salt, typically measures 12 to 17 centimeters across, and weighs 80 to 120 grams. It holds protected geographical indication status in Krakow and is closely related to, but distinct from, bagels, bubliks and pretzels. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Origin Region
Poland 2
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Uses Ingredient

Lard, Ingredients
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Salt, Ingredients
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Sugar, Ingredients
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1. Obwarzanek krakowski (Wikipedia)
  • entity description (course)
    It has a white, sweetish, moist and chewy crumb beneath a crunchy golden brown crust, and is traditionally sold from street carts as a Polish street food.
  • In Cuisine: Polish Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Salt, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour, fat (usually lard), yeast, sugar, salt
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour, fat (usually lard), yeast, sugar, salt
  • Uses Ingredient: Lard, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour, fat (usually lard), yeast, sugar, salt
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
  • Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:Sweet breads
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2. Obwarzanek krakowski (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Poland
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Poland
Poland
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