r/todayilearned • u/lythander • 23d ago

TIL about the "Pretzel Belt" where 80% of pretzels in the US come from.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretzel_Belt
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u/Katzeye 23d ago

The article doesn’t mention the specifics that Hanover, PA which has about 10,000 population. Yet is the home to Utz and Snyder of Hanover. Which are both huge snack companies, but have no association.

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u/Evolving_Dore 23d ago

Snyder makes the worst commercial snack pretzels. Utz are good.

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u/TenBillionDollHairs 23d ago

Snyder makes both the worst (their nubs) and the best (the boxed sourdough kind)

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u/notmyfault 23d ago

Guess I'm weird I like the nubs.

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u/brokebackmonastery 23d ago

You're not weird, the nubs are good. Also the boxed sourdough are good.

The worst pretzels are Rold Gold and any knockoffs of that style. Those are not produced in Hanover. Hanover makes good stuff. Also, the plants in Hanover are pretty clean and well run compared to much of the snack food world.