Brotzeit (lit. trans. ''"Bread time"'') is a traditional German savory snack native to

Bavarian cuisine Bavarian cuisine is a style of cooking from Bavaria, Germany. Bavarian cuisine includes many meat and Knödel dishes, and often uses flour. Due to its rural conditions and cold climate, only crops such as beets and potatoes do well in Bavaria, be ...

. Typical items consumed as part of ''Brotzeit'' include bread, butter, ham, sliced cheese, dried

wurst Wurst may refer to: *The ground (minced) meat product sausage *The KMFDM compilation album Würst ''Wurst'' is a compilation album by KMFDM. It was released on September 28, 2010.head cheese Head cheese (Dutch: ''hoofdkaas'') or brawn is a cold cut terrine or meat jelly that originated in Europe. It is made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig (less commonly a sheep or cow), typically set in aspic, and usually eaten cold, ...

, hard-boiled egg, and popular condiments such as pickles, radishes, and onions. Also commonly served as part of Brotzeit in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

and

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: * Pretzels * Kartoffelkäse - a creamy potato-based spread *

Obatzda Obatzda (also spelt Obazda and Obatzter) is a Bavarian cheese spread. It is prepared by mixing two thirds aged soft cheese, usually Camembert (cheese), Camembert (Romadur or similar cheeses may be used as well) and one third butter. Sweet or ...

- a cheese spread seasoned with paprika

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