I’ll second that and add that in the south of Germany also Bretzels and Obatzda is a thing [1], which is a very tasty creamy cheese and spice mix you dip the Bretzel in.

But this time you do not cut the Bretzel, but break off the pieces at the break points. Start with the thin parts of the Bretzel.

[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obatzter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obatzda

The german version has an image with a Bretzel