These are, for Germany, " Bayerische Breze " (also "Bayerische Brezn", "Bayerische Brez'n" and "Bayerische Brezel", PGI), a typical Bavarian lye pastry whose shape symbolises arms folded in prayer. Topped with coarse salt, cheese or poppy, sesame, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, the Bavarian pretzel is characterized by a doughy taste, combined with a short, crisp ‘crack' and a soft, fluffy texture ; for Hungary " Szentesi paprika " (PGI), a paprika with a hot, sweet or spicy taste grown since the second half of the 19th century in the region of Szentes in south-eastern Hungary ; for Italy, " Patata dell'Alto Viterbese " (PGI), a potato with an intensely yellow flesh grown in the north of Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, between Lake Bolsena, Umbria and Tuscany and ; for Lithuania, " Daujėnų naminė duona " (PGI), a brown rye bread with a rich aroma and sweet-and-sour flavour baked following a traditional method in the region of Daujėnai: the rye flour dough is slowly leavened in an oak trough and baked over live coals or in a hearth oven. The denominations will be added to the list of more than 1,200 products already protected. 

Source: ag-press.eu