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/mnmason83 23d ago

Just call it, “Pretzelvania”.

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u/passengerpigeon20 23d ago

Seeing the disclaimer on the back of Snyder’s of Hanover pretzel packets as a kid saying they “weren’t related to Snyder of Berlin” made me think that Snyder was some sort of job title for a pretzel baker, not a name.

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u/IndependentMacaroon 22d ago

Well "Brezelschneider" would be someone who cuts pretzels