Covrigi

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Covrigi
Bread
Place of origin:
Romania
Main ingredient(s):
Flour, water, poppy seeds or sesame seeds or large salt grains
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Covrigi are Romanian baked goods similar to pretzels. They consist of salted bread topped with poppy seeds, sesame seeds or large salt grains. They do not usually contain any added sweetener such as sugar.

Covrigi is the plural form of the Romanian word covrig.[1]

Covrigi are a popular snack food in urban areas of Romania and also as a holiday gift in rural areas. The town of Buzău is known in Romania for its covrigi.

Although legend has it that covrigi were introduced by Greek merchants to Buzău in the 1800s to increase consumption of their wine, [2] their similarity to German pretzels and to sfintisori, another Romanian pastry, suggest a much earlier origin.

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