Kummelweck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkuməlvɛk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kummelweck is a noun meaning A bread roll (typically a Kaiser roll) sprinkled with koshering salt and caraway seeds, often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York.
Meaning
A bread roll (typically a Kaiser roll) sprinkled with koshering salt and caraway seeds, often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York.
Example Sentences
This is perfect for a large cocktail party served with small kummelweck rolls.
Beef on weck, Mr. Stern said, is one of the great roast beef sandwiches in the country — very thinly sliced rare roast beef on a bulky hard roll, also called a kummelweck, topped with big-grained salt and caraway seeds.
Synonyms for kummelweck
Depending on context, synonyms include weck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weck, kummel, knockwurst, bierock, pumpernickel, zwieback.
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