Bread roll

Roll
	Bread rolls (lower bin) at a German bakery
Type	Bread
Course	Side dish
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Typical Austrian bread roll, called "Kaisersemmel"

A bread roll is a small, oblong individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter).^[1] Rolls can be served and eaten whole or are also commonly cut and filled – the result of doing so is considered a sandwich in English.^[2]

Regional Variations

Europe

Rolls are common throughout Europe. Even in the same languages, rolls are known by a variety of names. Some European languages have many local and dialectal terms for bread rolls. These include German language diminutives of Brot (bread) in most of western and central Germany (where they are called Brötchen) and in Switzerland (where they are called Brötli). Other German language terms include Rundstück ("round piece") in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein;^[3] Weckerl or more specific Semmel in Austria, Saxony and southern Bavaria; Weck and Weckle in much of Baden-Württemberg, Franconia and Saarland; Schrippe in Berlin and parts of Brandenburg. Some of these names reappear in other European languages as well, for example as zsemle in Hungarian, or rundstykker ("round pieces") in Danish and Norwegian. In the Netherlands they are called broodje.^{[citation needed]}

"Small bread" is also found as Italian panino, which also commonly denotes a stuffed small bread roll. The Kaisersemmel reappears in Italy as the Michetta or Rosetta. In Swedish, a bread roll is a (frukost) bullar ("(breakfast) buns"), franskbrödbullar ("french bread bun") or simply fralla ("bun"), comfort food eaten with butter and any kind of topping (marmalade, cheese, ham, salami) for special weekend breakfasts. The Doppelweck or Doppelbrötchen is a type of bread roll originating from the Saarland which consists of two rolls joined together side-by-side before baking.^{[citation needed]}

There are many terms for a bread roll within the United Kingdom depending on region. These names include roll, and for a minority of the population (usually concentrated in specific regions) bap, barm cake, batch, breadcake, bun, cob, teacake and muffin.^[4]

A variety of rolls are found in Europe, from white rolls made with wheat flour, to dark rolls containing mostly rye flour. Many variants include spices, such as coriander and cumin, or nuts. Also common are bread rolls containing or garnished with whole seeds such as sesame, poppy, pumpkin or sunflower.^{[citation needed]}

Arab World

Bread rolls are popular in the Arab world and come in many varieties and names, "French-like" bread rolls exist in many forms.^[5]

Eish fino is a baguette-like bread roll that is popular in Egypt.^[6] It is also known as Samouli bread (Arabic: صامولي).^[7]

References

^ Stein, Sadie (April 13, 2015). "Ode to the Buttered Roll, That New York Lifeline". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
^ "What is a Sandwich? | British Sandwich Week". British Sandwich & Food to Go Association. Retrieved 18 May 2022. The British Sandwich Association defines a sandwich as: Any form of bread with a filling, generally assembled cold – to include traditional wedge sandwiches, as well as filled rolls, baguettes, bloomers, pita, wraps and bagels.
^ www.abendblatt.de: Hamburger Rundstück (in German)
^ Matthew Smith (2018-07-20). "Cobs, buns, baps or barm cakes: what do people call bread rolls?". YouGov. YouGov. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
^ Ajo, Radwan; Amr, Ayed; Haddadin, Malik (October 2009). FACULTY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY OSIJEK UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK, CROATIA Department of Cereal Processing Technologies ICC – INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CEREAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Proceedings of the 5th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS EFFECT OF LACTULOSE ON THE QUALITY OF HAMAM BREAD AND ITS STABILITY DURING BAKING. 5th International Congress. Osijek, Croatia: ICC – International Association for Cereal Science and Technology.
^ Deng, Chao; El-Fekki, Amira (23 May 2022). "Egypt's Bread Crisis Awakens Old Fears of Political Unrest". WSJ. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
^ "تثبيت سعر الخبز الحر لمدة 3 أشهر لامتصاص غضب المصريين قبل رمضان" [The price of bread has been fixed for three months to absorb Egyptians' anger before Ramadan.]. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. 21 Mar 2022. Archived from the original on 21 Mar 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

External links

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[Stein_2015-1] Stein, Sadie (April 13, 2015). "Ode to the Buttered Roll, That New York Lifeline". The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[2] "What is a Sandwich? | British Sandwich Week". British Sandwich & Food to Go Association. Retrieved 18 May 2022. The British Sandwich Association defines a sandwich as: Any form of bread with a filling, generally assembled cold – to include traditional wedge sandwiches, as well as filled rolls, baguettes, bloomers, pita, wraps and bagels.

[3] www.abendblatt.de: Hamburger Rundstück (in German)

[4] Matthew Smith (2018-07-20). "Cobs, buns, baps or barm cakes: what do people call bread rolls?". YouGov. YouGov. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

[asamr-5] Ajo, Radwan; Amr, Ayed; Haddadin, Malik (October 2009). FACULTY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY OSIJEK UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK, CROATIA Department of Cereal Processing Technologies ICC – INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CEREAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Proceedings of the 5th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS EFFECT OF LACTULOSE ON THE QUALITY OF HAMAM BREAD AND ITS STABILITY DURING BAKING. 5th International Congress. Osijek, Croatia: ICC – International Association for Cereal Science and Technology.

[wsjegypt-6] Deng, Chao; El-Fekki, Amira (23 May 2022). "Egypt's Bread Crisis Awakens Old Fears of Political Unrest". WSJ. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

[alaraby-7] "تثبيت سعر الخبز الحر لمدة 3 أشهر لامتصاص غضب المصريين قبل رمضان" [The price of bread has been fixed for three months to absorb Egyptians' anger before Ramadan.]. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. 21 Mar 2022. Archived from the original on 21 Mar 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

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