[[Image:643px-Pretzel.jpg|right|thumb|A modern factory produced pretzel.]]
[[Image:643px-Pretzel.jpg|right|thumb|A modern factory produced pretzel.]]
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A '''Pretzel''' is a baked snack made of dough that usually has a knot-like shape. Pretzels are sold in many different varieties such as the soft dough pretzel, and smaller hard versions of the knot-like soft dough pretzels. While pretzels have been eaten all over the world, Americans also consume pretzels as a snack food.
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A '''Pretzel''' is a baked snack made of dough that usually has a knot-like shape. Pretzels are sold in many different varieties such as the soft dough pretzel, and smaller hard versions of the knot-like soft dough pretzels.