Scali bread

Scali bread is an Italian-American style of bread made predominantly in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. It is a braided loaf that is covered in sesame seeds.^[1][2] The earliest known documented references to scali bread suggest that it was created by the Fitchburg-based Brockelman's Brothers grocery chain on or before 1941^[3][4], and is now a regional specialty.^[5]

Scali bread

Type	Bread
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	Boston, Massachusetts
Main ingredients	flour, water, yeast, sesame seeds

Available at many bakeries in the Boston area, a scali can be purchased intact or quickly sliced on an industrial bread slicer. One bakery that has been making the traditional form for decades is the Winter Hill Bakery, a popular Somerville source of this loaf for decades.^[6]

Traditional bakery shelves of Scali bread, with pricing, 2023. Winter Hill Bakery, Somerville MA.

See also

• List of American breads