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[1][2] It was originally made by the Scali family of Boston, and is now a regional specialty.

[3] 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.