Just about every type of dough should be eaten when it's fresh out of the oven, though it's known that some places might serve food that's up to days old ... however, certainly nobody would ever dare to serve the 250 year-old pretzel that German archeologists just found in the country.

While the 250 year-old pretzel is the oldest actual baked product found in the continent, the history of pretzels goes back hundreds of years, as it was apparently created somewhere around 600 AD, while the earliest depiction of it may be from the 12^th century; it is unclear where exactly this delicious baked dough originated, as it has been said that it could be German, Alsatian, French or even Italian.

According to NBC News, the 250 year-old pretzel was just discovered by archeologists in Bavaria, in the south of Germany, when the city of Regensburg was being excavated over the past summer.

The 250 year-old pretzel wasn't the only pastry found, as there were also croissants and even bread rolls.

The Inquisitr reports that the now-famous 250 year-old pretzel was probably baked somewhere between 1700 and 1800 - and it had been burnt, too, which could explain how the pastry managed to survive for centuries, as organic materials will usually just blend in with the environment, but this one seemed mummified and therefore preserved.

In other words, even when it had just been made, it wasn't probably the best idea to consume this pretzel.

Oddly enough, this isn't the oldest baked good to be discovered in the world, and in fact, not even the oldest one in Europe: according to International Business Times UK, the pastry that holds that honor is actually a few pieces of burnt bread that were discovered in the UK - and these are actually 5,500 years old.

It seems like the 250 year-old pretzel was originally just about the same size as the ones that can be purchased today, if only a bit smaller.