Obwarzanek krakowski

braided ring-shaped bread product

An obwarzanek krakowski is a braided ring-shaped bread that is boiled and sprinkled with salt and sesame or poppy seeds before being baked, similar to a bagel. It has a white, sweetish, moist and chewy crumb underneath a crunchy golden-brown crust. Traditionally sold from street carts, it is a popular snack in the Polish city of Kraków, where it has the status of a regional food with protected geographical indication. Similar to bagels and bubliks it is derived, but distinct, from pretzels.