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| type = [[Bread]]
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| main_ingredient = [[Flour]], [[water]], [[poppy seed]]s or [[sesame seed]]s or large salt grains
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'''Covrigi'''<ref>{{ro}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dexonline.news20.ro/cuvant/covrig.html|title=Definition of covrig|publisher=DEX on line}}</ref> is the plural form of the [[Romanian language|Romanian]] word ''covrig'' is the name of a type of Romanian salted [[bread]] topped with [[poppy seed]]s, [[sesame seed]]s or large salt grains, especially in the central area of the country, and the recipe does not contain any added sweetener. In Romania the covrigi are a very popular [[fast food]] in urban areas and also as a holiday gift in rural areas.
[[Image:Covrigi-brasonveni.jpg|thumb|right|A covrig]]

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'''Covrigi'''<ref>{{ro}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dexonline.news20.ro/cuvant/covrig.html|title=Definition of covrig|publisher=DEX on line}}</ref> is the plural form of the Romanian word ''covrig'' is the name of a type of Romanian salted [[bread]] topped with poppy, [[sesame]] seeds or large salt grains, especially in the central area of the country, and the recipe does not contain any added sweetener. In Romania the covrigi are a very popular [[fast food]] in urban areas and also as a holiday gift in rural areas.
Legend has it that covrigi were introduced by Greek merchants to [[Buzău]], in the 1800s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stirileprotv.ro/campanii/jos_palaria/jos-palaria-in-fata-covrigarilor-din-buzau.html|title=Jos palaria in fata covrigarilor din Buzau!|publisher=pro TV}}</ref> The identity with the German pretzels and the similarity with other romanian pastry (sfintisori), instead, point instead to an earlier origin.
Legend has it that covrigi were introduced by Greek merchants to [[Buzău]], in the 1800s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stirileprotv.ro/campanii/jos_palaria/jos-palaria-in-fata-covrigarilor-din-buzau.html|title=Jos palaria in fata covrigarilor din Buzau!|publisher=pro TV}}</ref> The identity with the German pretzels and the similarity with other romanian pastry (sfintisori), instead, point instead to an earlier origin.


Covrigi are a famous speciality of the town of [[Buzău]] from [[Buzău County]] with a European reputation. Since [[January 01]], [[2007]], the [[European Union]] accorded to covrigi from Buzău a [[Protected Geographical Status]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portalideideafaceri.ro/dbimg/Covrigarie.pdf|title=Covrigărie|publisher=Zenobia Bădescu}}</ref>
Covrigi are a famous speciality of the town of [[Buzău]] from [[Buzău County]] with a European reputation. Since [[January 01]], [[2007]], the [[European Union]] accorded to covrigi from Buzău a [[Protected Geographical Status]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portalideideafaceri.ro/dbimg/Covrigarie.pdf|title=Covrigărie|publisher=Zenobia Bădescu}}</ref>

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Covrigi
TypeBread
Place of originRomania
Main ingredientsFlour, water, poppy seeds or sesame seeds or large salt grains

Covrigi[1] is the plural form of the Romanian word covrig is the name of a type of Romanian salted bread topped with poppy seeds, sesame seeds or large salt grains, especially in the central area of the country, and the recipe does not contain any added sweetener. In Romania the covrigi are a very popular fast food in urban areas and also as a holiday gift in rural areas.

Legend has it that covrigi were introduced by Greek merchants to Buzău, in the 1800s.[2] The identity with the German pretzels and the similarity with other romanian pastry (sfintisori), instead, point instead to an earlier origin.

Covrigi are a famous speciality of the town of Buzău from Buzău County with a European reputation. Since January 01, 2007, the European Union accorded to covrigi from Buzău a Protected Geographical Status[3]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Template:Ro"Definition of covrig". DEX on line.
  2. ^ "Jos palaria in fata covrigarilor din Buzau!". pro TV.
  3. ^ "Covrigărie" (PDF). Zenobia Bădescu.


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