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“Pretzels, “bagels” and ''“obwarzanki”'' are all used by tourists and native Cracovians alike to refer to the specifically Cracovian bread which “takes the form of an oval with a hole in the middle” and whose “surface is formed by strands of dough twisted into a spiral”.<ref>Description of the product according to: [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52010XC0216(01) Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2010/C 38/08), EC No: PL-PGI-005-0674,] Official Journal of the European Union</ref> Although unique to Cracow, it nonetheless belongs to the great diverse family of holey breads. So let’s take a look at the bigger picture now. | “Pretzels, “bagels” and ''“obwarzanki”'' are all used by tourists and native Cracovians alike to refer to the specifically Cracovian bread which “takes the form of an oval with a hole in the middle” and whose “surface is formed by strands of dough twisted into a spiral”.<ref>Description of the product according to: [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52010XC0216(01) Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2010/C 38/08), EC No: PL-PGI-005-0674,] Official Journal of the European Union</ref> Although unique to Cracow, it nonetheless belongs to the great diverse family of holey breads. So let’s take a look at the bigger picture now. | ||
== Common Ancestors == | == Common Ancestors == | ||
[[File:Bread shop in the street.jpg|thumb|left|A boy selling ''ka’ak'' in a Jerusalem street in 2012]] | [[File:Bread shop in the street.jpg|thumb|left|A boy selling ''ka’ak'' in a Jerusalem street in 2012]] | ||
Bagels, pretzels and ''obwarzanki'' are similar enough to each other to suggest a common origin. According to Ms. Maria Balinska, who wrote a book on the history of bagels, holey breads date back all the way to ancient Rome. She believes that all such bread products descend from the ''buccellata'',<ref>{{Cyt | Bagels, pretzels and ''obwarzanki'' are similar enough to each other to suggest a common origin. According to Ms. Maria Balinska, who wrote a book on the history of bagels, holey breads date back all the way to ancient Rome. She believes that all such bread products descend from the ''buccellata'',<ref>{{Cyt | ||