Obwarzanek krakowski

Obwarzanek krakowski

An obwarzanek krakowski sprinkled with poppy seeds
Type	Street food
Region or state	Kraków, Poland
Associated cuisine	Polish
Serving temperature	Room temperature
Main ingredients	Wheat flour, fat (usually lard), yeast, sugar, salt
Ingredients generally used	Coarse salt, poppy seeds, sesame seeds (for sprinkling)
Variations	Depend on the sprinkling
Similar dishes	Bagel, bublik, pretzel

An obwarzanek krakowski (Polish pronunciation: [ɔbvaˈʐanɛk kraˈkɔfskʲi], plural: obwarzanki krakowskie [ɔbvaˈʐaŋkʲi kraˈkɔfskʲɛ]; also spelled obarzanek^[1]) is a braided ring-shaped bread that is boiled and sprinkled with salt and sesame or poppy seeds before being baked. 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. It is closely related to, but distinct from, bagels, bubliks and pretzels.