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- noun A
salty bread roll topped withcaraway seeds and often served with thinly slicedroast beef , popular in westernNew York .
Etymologies
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German Kümmel, "caraway", and weck, "roll" (in south-western dialects).
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On one side lay several kummelweck rolls, a steam tray of roast beef and a large bowl of horseradish next to a platter of cheese cubes.
On the Stump With the Guy Who Isn't Rudy Giuliani or Rick Lazio 2009
1286197325 commented on the word kummelweck
This kaiser-type roll, topped with caraway seeds and coarse salt, is used to make what is called "beef on weck" or "beef on wick," which is a sandwich filled with roast beef served with ground, prepared horseradish and sometimes au jus. This became popular in the Greater Buffalo Metropolitan area in Western New York, once predominantly inhabited by immigrants from Germany. Perhaps someone more qualified can research this, but in the Oxford Superlex triple bilingual dictionary, I found Kümmel = caraway seed, and Wecken = oblong roll.
January 10, 2010