the gates of livelihood. The custom has been criticized for allegedly having its source in Christian or pagan practices. Challah rolls Challah rolls, known as a or or or (plural: ; ) or (Polish) is a bread roll made with eggs, similar to a challah bun. It is often used as the bread for Shabbat or holiday meals. Similar breads Similar braided, egg-enriched breads are made in other traditions. The Romanian colac is a similar braided bread traditionally presented for holidays and celebrations such as Christmas caroling .The Polish is similar, though sweeter than challah. The Czech and Slovak vánočka (vianočka) is very similar and traditionally eaten at Christmas. In Bulgarian and Romanian cuisine there is a similar bread called cozonac (Bulgarian: ), while tsoureki bread (also known as or ) is popular in Armenian, Greek and Turkish cuisines. A sweet bread called milibrod (Macedonian: ), similarly braided as the challah, is part of the dinner table during Orthodox Easter in Macedonia. Zopf is a similar bread from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with a sweeter variant known as or . In Finnish cuisine, pulla (also known as cardamom bread in English) is a small braided pastry seasoned with cardamom that is very popular in Finnish cafés. Brioche is an egg-enriched bread, but it is not braided. Unlike challah, which by convention is pareve, many of these breads also contain butter and milk. See also Challa (disambiguation page) Pain petri Kubaneh Mouna Israeli cuisine Jewish cuisine Prosphora Kolach Korovai References External links Schlissel Challah – An Analysis BY Rabbi Yair Hoffman Braided egg breads Jewish baked goods Jewish breads Shabbat food Israeli cuisine Jewish cuisine Jewish ceremonial food and drink Holiday foods