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 in Somerville.^[6]

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

See also

• List of American breads