kummelweck
/ˈkuməlvɛk/
kummelweck noun: 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.
Noun
kummelweck
- 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.
- This is perfect for a large cocktail party served with small kummelweck rolls.1962, The Children's Hospital of Buffalo cook book
- 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.2007 January 16, Karla Cook, “The Food Connection”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- weck
Synonyms of kummelweck
Forms of kummelweck
| alternative form | kimmelweck |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kümmelweck |
| alternative form | Kümmelweck |
Origin of kummelweck
From German Kümmel (“caraway”), Weck (“roll”) (in south-western dialects).
Questions about kummelweck
- What does kummelweck mean?
- Kummelweck means 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.
- What part of speech is kummelweck?
- Kummelweck is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kummelweck?
- Kummelweck is pronounced /ˈkuməlvɛk/.
Words near kummelweck in the dictionary
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