Offer a Kaempff-Kohler pretzel!

Bretzelsonndeg is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent and marks the end of the first half. A date to mark in your calendar, as forgetting it can have negative consequences in your love life. This is why, above all, men rush to Luxembourg’s pastry shops and bakeries on this Sunday morning to offer a sweet pretzel to their beloved.

Indeed, on Bretzelsonndeg, the man traditionally offers one of these pastry delights as a token of his feelings. If the sentiment is mutual, he receives an egg in return on Easter Sunday. While this egg used to be a hen’s egg, chocolate eggs, sometimes filled with pralines from Luxembourg’s master pastry chefs, have become very popular. Conversely, if the feelings are not reciprocated, he is given an empty basket, hence the Luxembourgish expression “De Kuerf kréien“, which translates to “receiving a basket” and means being “dumped.”

But beware of this exception: in leap years, tradition dictates that it is the women who offer the pretzel!

The pretzel is a Luxembourgish pastry specialty, made from a puffed, flaky dough covered with a layer of fondant sugar and almonds, whose shape represents the entwined arms of two lovers. While pretzels were originally savory, today the sweet version is most commonly found.

Kaempff-Kohler comes to your rescue with its delicious range of savory pretzels (gratinated with cave-aged Gruyère) or sweet pretzels. The plain sweet version or praline-filled version is available in 150g, 300g, or 500g sizes (only from March 21 to March 30).

Discover its creation in our workshops by clicking here !

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Bretzelsonndeg is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent and marks the end of the first half. Be sure to mark your calendars, as forgetting it can have negative consequences in one’s love life. That’s why, on this Sunday morning, men rush to Luxembourg’s pastry shops and bakeries to offer a sweet pretzel to their beloved.

Indeed, on Bretzelsonndeg, men traditionally gift one of these pastry delights as a token of their feelings. If the sentiment is mutual, they receive an egg in return on Easter Sunday. While this egg used to be a real hen’s egg, chocolate eggs—sometimes filled with pralines crafted by Luxembourg’s master pastry chefs—have become very popular. On the other hand, if the feelings are not reciprocated, the man is given an empty basket, hence the Luxembourgish expression “De Kuerf kréien” which translates to “receiving a basket” and means being dumped.

However, beware of this exception: in leap years, tradition dictates that it is the women who offer the pretzel!

The pretzel is a Luxembourgish pastry specialty, made from a puffed yeast dough covered with a layer of fondant sugar and almonds, its shape symbolizing the entwined arms of two lovers. While pretzels were originally salty, today the sweet version is the most common.

Kaempff-Kohler comes to your rescue with its delicious range of salty pretzels (gratinated with cave-aged Gruyère) or sweet pretzels. The sweet version, either plain or filled with praline, is available in 150g, 300g, or 500g sizes (only from March 21 to March 30).

Discover its creation in our bakery here !