Pletzel
Encyclopedia
Pletzel or Pletzl a traditional Jewish specialty, is an onion and seed covered, focaccia
-like flatbread
. The dough for pletzel resembles challah
dough, but it is rolled very thin and is not allowed to rise.
Pletzl
, from German Plätzchen, little square, is also the name of the center of the former Jewish quarter in Paris, France.
Focaccia
Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread, which may be topped with herbs or other ingredients. It is related to pizza, but not considered to be the same....
-like flatbread
Flatbread
A flatbread is a simple bread made with flour, water, and salt and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened: made without yeast or sourdough culture: although some flatbread is made with yeast, such as pita bread....
. The dough for pletzel resembles challah
Challah
Challah also khale ,, berches , barkis , bergis , chałka , vánočka , zopf and kitke , is a special braided bread eaten on...
dough, but it is rolled very thin and is not allowed to rise.
Pletzl
Pletzl
The Pletzl is the Jewish quarter in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The Place Saint-Paul and the surrounding area were, unofficially, named the Pletzl when the neighborhood became predominantly Jewish because of an influx of immigrants at the end of the nineteenth century and the...
, from German Plätzchen, little square, is also the name of the center of the former Jewish quarter in Paris, France.
External links
- Joan Nathan: “Lights of Life, and Food of Memory”. The New York Times, November 26, 2010