Paški baškotin [SEP] country of origin
Paški baškotin
Paški baškotin is an aromatic zwieback rusk bread from the island of Pag of Croatia.
, differentiating the settlement from neighboring Kozjak. The name "Kozjak" is derived from the Slovene common noun "koza" 'goat', but the motivation is unclear; this may refer to goats that grazed in the area, or to the fancied resemblance of the angular mountain ridges to a goat's back. The medieval German transcription "Pochsruk" (literally, 'goat's back') suggests the latter origin, also referring to Paški Kozjak Ridge (1272 m) northeast of the settlement. In the past,