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I'm pretty sure people eat pretzels all over the western world. What makes that a Pennsylvania snack?
by Galaxity 5y ago
I'm pretty sure people eat pretzels all over the western world. What makes that a Pennsylvania snack?
- vitus 5y agoThey came over with the Pennsylvania Dutch (i.e. Deutsch -> German) immigrants. Most popular brands of pretzels in the US? Rold Gold (founded in Philly), Snyder's of Hanover (PA), Utz (Hanover, PA again). edit: of course all of those have nothing on soft pretzels.
- RosanaAnaDana 5y agoThese specifically are what I would call 'American' or Pennsylvania style' pretzels. They aren't food, they're poorly implemented landscape fill.
- vitus 5y agoYou're perfectly welcome to dislike hard pretzels. But that's no reason to dismiss the rest of the pretzels from the state (or country) -- in fact, the article explicitly calls out soft pretzels from PA (which similarly derive from the Pennsylvania Dutch heritage). It's a little like calling Oscar Mayer wieners "Chicago hot dogs" and dismissing all sausages in the US.
- RosanaAnaDana 5y agoI'm talking very specifically about Pennsylvanian/ American style grocery store pretzels. Rold Golds, Snyders, and the many many other atrocities masquerading as food on grocery store shelves. Dry, tasteless or ridiculously salty. Just a blank terrible tasting carb with no redeeming quality.