Type of Jewish flatbread
Pletzel ,platzel orpletzl (Yiddish :פלעצל ), also known asonion board oronion flat , is a type ofJewish flatbread or flat roll similar tofocaccia .
An oven at Kossar's Bialy bakery used to bake pletzels InBiałystok , Poland, where the pletzel likely originated, it was known asBialystoken tzibele pletzel kuchen in German, or "Bialystock onion pletzel cakes" inYiddish . They are related to thebialy , but larger, sweeter, thinner, harder, and flatter.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] street food from pushcarts.[ 4] flam pletzel or "flame cakes."[ 5] pletzel literally refers to a small town square, perhaps inspiring the name for the square of dough with onions and poppy seeds imaginatively invoking a plaza.[ 6] Lower East Side Jewish community in New York City , where they became a staple food alongsidebagels and bialys.[ 1] Jewish East End of London .[ 7] [ 8]
Baked with onions and poppy seeds, they may also be served with goose fat orschmaltz ,pot cheese ,butter ,chopped liver ,egg salad , orcream cheese , as a spread (schmear ).[ 3] [ 9] American Jewish bakeries andJewish dairy restaurants until the end of the 20th century, and have become considerably rarer, but can still be found.[ 4] [ 10] Kossar's Bialys of theLower East Side , orZabar's .[ 11] [ 12]
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