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Wurzelbrot

English translation: twisted bread

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German term or phrase:Wurzelbrot
English translation:twisted bread
Entered by: Tatjana Dujmic

15:25 Jul 22, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Backwaren
German term or phrase: Wurzelbrot
Es handelt sich wohl um eine Art Ciabatta oder Baguette aber in sich gedreht; so viel konnte ich schon ergoogeln. Gibt es hierfür eine englische Entsprechung? Falls nicht, wie kann man es auf englisch beschreiben?
Tatjana Dujmic
Germany
Local time: 18:28
twisted bread
Explanation:
a guess based on this definition
http://www.ciao.de/Wurzelbrot__1100252

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-07-22 15:39:44 GMT)
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the picture suggests "twisted French bread"
Selected response from:

Jonathan MacKerron
Grading comment
I guess this fits best; the translation is for a non-native speaker of English, so I think he will understand this term quite well.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
1 +4twisted bread
Jonathan MacKerron
3Pain Paillasse (twisted wheat sourdough bread)
Stefanie Reinhold
3Swiss wurzelbrot
Nadine Kahn
3 -1Pretzel Bread
Evi Wollinger
3 -1twisted roll
David Moore (X)
3 -1carrot bread
tondeaf (X)
3 -1braided wheat bread
Kcda


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Pretzel Bread


Explanation:
Just a suggestion that came to mind sponanously. You might want to google it and see if it fits into your context, there are lots of hits for pretzel bread.

Evi Wollinger
Germany
Local time: 18:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nadine Kahn: Isn't the same unfortunately http://images.google.de/images?hl=de&q=wurzelbrot&ie=UTF-8&o...
25 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
twisted roll


Explanation:
The site below has quite a good illustration of one of these about two-thirds of the way down; it may be close enough to what you are looking for, but I don't THINK there's going to be anything a lot closer...

http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t-148-1121/Shaping-Ro...

David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nadine Kahn: Nay http://images.google.de/images?hl=de&q=wurzelbrot&ie=UTF-8&o...
26 mins
  -> Looks to me a closer match than to call it "twisted BREAD", anyway...
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
twisted bread


Explanation:
a guess based on this definition
http://www.ciao.de/Wurzelbrot__1100252

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-07-22 15:39:44 GMT)
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the picture suggests "twisted French bread"

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62
Grading comment
I guess this fits best; the translation is for a non-native speaker of English, so I think he will understand this term quite well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evi Wollinger: I like your suggestion better!
2 mins
  -> thx
neutral  Nadine Kahn: Don't think the definition is common in English. Perhaps there is no perfect translation though / Could be any bread that's twisted somehow./ It is not "twisted French bread", that's for sure
34 mins
  -> of course it's not common in English, that's why Tatjana is asking
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Definitely easier to understand than "pain paillasse".
34 mins
  -> thx
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie: twist bread would work
2 hrs
  -> thx
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): I think this would make sense here
3 hrs
  -> thx
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pain Paillasse (twisted wheat sourdough bread)


Explanation:
It is licensed (!) throughout Europe under the name "Pain Paillasse", originated in Switzerland.
Also, often as imitations, called 'Wurzelbrot'. It is a twisted wheat sourdough bread.

You might want to call it Pain Paillasse (twisted what sourdough bread).
Yum!!


    Reference: http://www.wdr.de/tv/service/kostprobe/inhalt/20020415/b_2.p...
Stefanie Reinhold
United States
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nadine Kahn: "Pain Paillasse" is the original recipe, whereas Zwirbel- oder Wurzelbrot is only made in the style of the first one, so it seems.
41 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
carrot bread


Explanation:
In Northern Germany, carrots are called Wurzeln as opposed to Karotten or Möhren.

Therefore, Wurzelbrot could be carrot bread.

tondeaf (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nadine Kahn: Isn't the case here, it refers to roots. Dieses gedrehte Brot (wie eine Berg-Wurzel)...
20 mins
  -> Ok--root bread or herb bread? Thanks!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
braided wheat bread


Explanation:
Wurzelbrot is classified as wheat bread (Wiezenbrot) according to links in google. A common term for the structure/shape of breads of thşs kind is braided.

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Note added at 20 mins (2007-07-22 15:45:25 GMT)
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That was actually meant to be Weizenbrot instead of Wiezenbrot! And of course ... this kind.. instead of thşs. How silly of me but I was in a haste believing in the validity of my answer! Sorry abaout that.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-22 16:36:10 GMT)
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http://www.vonrichter.de/index.php?id=96

http://www.buehlertal.de/zachwurzelbrot.htm

http://shop.edna.de/epages/Edna.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Edna/P...

There are so many links and recepies. I of course cannot check all of them but usually "wheat" is an essentiall ingredient.

Kcda
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nadine Kahn: It does not consist of wheat alone. http://www.mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/meltoncb/49.html Any reference?/Malt is an important addition here, it makes the bread different from any wheat bread, you see?/I meant English sites, of course.
31 mins
  -> There are so many links and recepies. I of course cannot check all of them but usually "wheat" is an essentiall ingredient. If you want to search the best possible way then use google.de and choose seiten aus Deutschland option. Thanks.
neutral  Jonathan MacKerron: twisted, not braided
3 hrs
  -> braided not twisted :)
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Swiss wurzelbrot


Explanation:
oder: Swiss "Wurzelbrot" (auch Zwirbelbrot)

Ich würde es so stehen lassen und die Erklärung in Klammern dahinter setzen.

http://community.iexplore.com/planning/journalEntryDining.as...



Example sentence(s):
  • Some of their most baked popular products including their wurzelbrot, a bread that is named for its resemblance to a twisted root and wäben, which resembles a large, shallow quiche.

    Reference: http://myswitzerland.igougo.com/planning/journalEntryDining....
    Reference: http://www.theswissbakery.com/Raclette-Party-Chipolta-Sausag...
Nadine Kahn
Germany
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 2
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