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Bread

Møsbrømlefse

This sweet, cheese-filled Norwegian flatbread keeps Nordlanders nourished during the long winter.

A pretzel detail from the Bakers' Window in Freiburg Minster, Germany.

The 1970s Movement to Reclaim Pretzels for God

"Pretzels for God" even took as its patron the first Native American saint.

Shoshi Parks February 28, 2019

Simit-pogacha, the Macedonian bread sandwich.

Simit-Pogacha

A carb-lover's dream, this sandwich gets stuffed with flaky pie crust.

Jimmy Carter's Hot Dog Bun

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

Winchester, England

Wayfarer's Dole

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

Pop's iconic signpost

Pops' Root Beer Bread Pudding

This Route 66 institution goes the extra mile for soda-based indulgence.

military history

The Chinese Bagel That Helped to Win a War

General Qi Jiguang's 500-year-old military tactic still makes a good breakfast.

Lizzie Philip February 7, 2019

El Jadida, Morocco

El Jadida Community Oven

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

Buchteln

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

Wassail punch with apples and slices of toast (meant to be placed in the punch as sops).

Toasting Your Friends Once Involved Actual Toast

As in crispy bread.

Anne Ewbank December 26, 2018

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Venezuela.

Pan de Jamón

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

Panyer Boy stone carving.

London, England

Panyer Boy

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich

Take the name of this street treat literally.

Pettuleipä

Scandinavia has a long history of stretching flour supplies with tree bark.

I can smell it from here.

What Does Your Favorite Bakery Smell Like?

The scent of fresh pastries is one of the world's greatest wonders.

Eric Grundhauser November 29, 2018

Dorset Knobs

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.

Święconka

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

A charnel house at the Saints Innocents Cemetery, Paris.

In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread

During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.

Emily Monaco October 29, 2018