The Origin of the Pretzel

"While many of us have munched on pretzels while watching a football game on television, how many realize that the salty snack originated in Italy? One of the oldest baked snacks, pretzels originated around 610 AD Italy in the Aosta Valley of northwestern Italy...”

Did You Know?

- By the Middle Ages, pretzels had become synonymous with Lent.
- Pretzels originated around 610 when an Italian monk took leftover dough and fashioned the pieces to represent arms in prayer.
- Centuries ago, children were taught to pray with their arms crossed and the shape of the pretzel reflects this.
- The pretzel's association with Christianity are at the core of its creation and is reflected in a church's stained-glass window.

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