I wanted to say Brezel, but I feared that I have to explain myself. Yes. I don't understand why english-speakers say "Pretzel" instead of how Germans say it: "Brezel"
I do love a good regular pretzel, but IMHO, American hard pretzels are a pretty awesome snack. But yeah, they’re more like an Italian breadstick.
And also, Americans took hard breadsticks and made a soft variant of them. Us Americans like to iterate on the foods our great grandparents brought over to the colonies.
I've been to the US. 2 times, in fact. While I really, really love american people... Your bread is pretty bad. I mean... Even our regular grocery store bread is better than what I had in the US. Which is sad. There are several articles and videos on the web that explain why that is.
I have friends and family in Germany. My wife used to be married to German and used to live in Germany, so not having shit brea in the house is a priority. ;) Cool thing about German bread is that it's super varied. Lots of different things that are all amazing.
That said, I'll gladly bring a loaf of San Francisco sourdough to a bread fight. That bread fucks.