Season 11 episode 2 "Pretzel logic" of Alton Brown's "Good eats" spends a
disproportionate (IMHO) amount of time on mustard preparation and the
consumption of mustard in conjunction with pretzels--the fat puffy kind that
are common in the NW United States.

Where and when did this pretzel-mustard tradition get started?

Oh and is it true that Philadelphia's per capita consumption of pretzels is
10 times the US average? And if so (or if not) why?

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"Opinicus" > scripsit in
:

> Where and when did this pretzel-mustard tradition get started?

In Germany? Actually, it appears to come from Philadelphia (in a
mythical country called the Untied States).

"In Philadelphia werden sie dagegen weich und frisch gebacken und mit
Senf serviert."

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brezel

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