{{Short description|Small loaf of bread}} {{multiple issues| {{globalize|date=March 2014}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2014}} }} {{Infobox food | name = Roll | image = Bread rolls at a bakery.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Bread rolls (lower bin) at a German bakery | alternate_name = | country = | region = | creator = | course = Side dish | type = Bread | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }} thumb|Assortment of different German style bread rolls [[File:Kaisersemmel-.jpg|thumb|Typical Austrian bread roll, called "Kaisersemmel"]]
A '''bread roll''' is a small, oblong (or round, triangular or rhomboid) individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter).<ref name="Stein 2015">{{cite web | last=Stein | first=Sadie | title=Ode to the Buttered Roll, That New York Lifeline | website=The New York Times | date=April 13, 2015 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/dining/buttered-roll-new-york.html | access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is a Sandwich? {{!}} British Sandwich Week |url=https://www.britishsandwichweek.com/what-is-a-sandwich/ |publisher=British Sandwich & Food to Go Association |access-date=18 May 2022 |quote=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.}}</ref>
==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;<ref>[http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/08/05/53895.html www.abendblatt.de: Hamburger Rundstück] {{in lang|de}}</ref> ''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|date=October 2023}}
"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|date=October 2023}}
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.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://yougov.co.uk/topics/food/articles-reports/2018/07/20/cobs-buns-baps-or-barm-cakes-what-do-people-call-b|author=Matthew Smith |date=2018-07-20 |accessdate=2021-12-02|title=Cobs, buns, baps or barm cakes: what do people call bread rolls? |work=YouGov}}</ref>
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|date=October 2023}}
===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.<ref name="asamr">{{Cite conference | last1 = Ajo | first1 = Radwan | last2 = Amr | first2 = Ayed | last3 = Haddadin | first3 = Malik | title = 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 | date = October 2009 | publisher = ICC – International Association for Cereal Science and Technology | conference = 5th International Congress | location = Osijek, Croatia | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311733756 }} </ref>
''Eish fino'' is a baguette-like bread roll that is popular in Egypt.<ref name="wsjegypt">{{cite news |last1=Deng |first1=Chao |last2=El-Fekki |first2=Amira |title=Egypt's Bread Crisis Awakens Old Fears of Political Unrest |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/egypts-bread-crisis-wheat-supplies-russia-ukrain-warawakens-old-fears-of-political-unrest-11653318765 |access-date=4 July 2025 |work=WSJ |date=23 May 2022}}</ref> It is also known as ''Samouli'' bread ({{langx|ar|صامولي}}).<ref name="alaraby">{{cite news |title=تثبيت سعر الخبز الحر لمدة 3 أشهر لامتصاص غضب المصريين قبل رمضان |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/economy/مصر-تثبيت-سعر-الخبز-الحر-لمدة-3-أشهر |access-date=4 July 2025 |work=Al-Araby Al-Jadeed |date=21 Mar 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321090853/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/economy/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AB%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A9-3-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1 |archive-date=21 Mar 2022 |trans-title=The price of bread has been fixed for three months to absorb Egyptians' anger before Ramadan.}}</ref> "''Samoon''" bread ({{langx|ar|سمون}}, not to be confused with samoon bread) is a term used in the Arab world for a variety of medium to high rising breads, like burger buns.<ref name="International Journal of Nutrition">{{cite journal |last1=Manickavasagan |first1=Annamalai |last2=Abbas |first2=Ihsan |last3=Cork |first3=Lorna |last4=Khan |first4=MohibAhmed |last5=Al-Rahbi |first5=Sawsana |last6=Subramanian |first6=Kabaly |last7=Reicks |first7=Marla |title=Acceptability of reformulated whole-grain products using net acceptance score (NAS) and relative acceptance score (RAS) |journal=International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases |date=2016 |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=12 |doi=10.4103/2231-0738.173782 |doi-access=free|url=https://journals.lww.com/ijnp/fulltext/2016/06010/acceptability_of_reformulated_whole_grain_products.3.aspx |access-date=7 February 2026|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="enabBaladi">{{cite news |title=خبز "السمون" عبر البطاقة الذكية قريبًا في سوريا |url=https://www.enabbaladi.net/368354/ |access-date=10 July 2025 |work=Enab Baladi |date=8 March 2020 |language=ar |trans-title=Samoun bread via smart card soon in Syria}}</ref> Other names for or varieties of bread rolls include ''hamam'' bread ({{langx|ar|حمام|ḥamām}}), popular in Jordan.<ref name="asamr" /><ref name="royaNews"/>
Bread rolls are consumed in large quantities around the region, and are considered everyday items, to the extent that the price of some varieties of bread rolls is subsidized in some countries, like Jordan,<ref name="royaNews">{{cite news |title=To raise or not raise the price of 'khobez hamam' |url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/14691 |access-date=11 July 2025 |work=Roya News |date=18 Jul 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Egypt,<ref name="wsjegypt" /> and Syria.<ref name="enabBaladi"/>
=== India ===
Fried in butter and served with a mashed vegetable curry, bread rolls (pav) are a key component of the popular Mumbai street snack pav bhaji.
==See also== {{portal|Food}} {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * List of bread rolls * Bagel * Boule (bread) * Breakfast roll * Chicken fillet roll * Croissant * List of baked goods * List of breads * List of bread dishes * List of buns * Ovelgönne bread roll * Scuffler {{div col end}}
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