{{Short description|Dish of filled rolled meat or pastry}} {{About|the dish|the musical term|Roulade (music)}} {{confuse|Remoulade}} thumb|right|200px|Flank-steak roulade being browned thumb|right|200px|Sliced-beef roulade filled with bacon, onion and pickled cucumber thumb|right|200px|Cooked flank-steak roulade thumb|right|200px|Salmon and dill mini-{{linktext |roule}}
A '''roulade''' ({{IPAc-en|r|uː|ˈ|l|ɑː|d}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/roulade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801041413/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/roulade |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |title=roulade - Definition of roulade in English by Oxford Dictionaries |website=Oxford Dictionaries - English}}</ref>) is a dish of filled rolled meat or pastry. A roulade can be savory or sweet: a Swiss roll exemplifies a sweet roulade. Various European cuisines produce roulades. The English name "roulade" originates from the French word {{lang | fr | rouler}}, meaning "to roll".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/roulade |title=the definition of roulade |website=www.dictionary.com}}</ref>
==Meat== A meat-based roulade typically consists of a slice of steak rolled around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, or other meats. A roulade, like a braised dish, is often browned then covered with wine or stock and cooked. Such a roulade is commonly secured with a toothpick, metal skewer or a piece of string.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/entry?id=4325|title=Epicurious – Recipes, Menu Ideas, Videos & Cooking Tips|website=Epicurious}}</ref> The roulade is sliced into rounds and served. Of this common form, there are several notable dishes: *Paupiette, French veal roulade filled with vegetables, fruits or sweetmeats *Rinderroulade, German and Hungarian beef roulade filled with onions, bacon and pickles. Also Kohlroulade, cabbage filled with minced meat. *Španělské ptáčky (Spanish birds) are roulade in Czech cuisine. The recipe is practically identical with German Rouladen, perhaps omitting wine and adding a wedge of hard boiled egg and/or frankfurter to the filling. Unlike the large roulade, sliced before serving, the "birds" are typically {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, served whole with a side dish of rice or Czech style bread dumplings. *Szüz tekercsek ("Virgin rouladen"), in Hungary a dish filled with minced meat.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tuchmantravelguide.com/hungarian-cuisine.html|title=Hungarian Cuisine one of the Best of Europe|work=Tuchman Travel Guide|access-date=2018-11-12}}</ref> *Zrazy (or "rolada"), in Poland *Rollade, in the Netherlands. Most 'rollades' are made from rolled pork. A typical Dutch 'rollade' is not filled. Common spices are pepper, salt and nutmeg. *Rolade from Indonesia, the main ingredient is minced chicken or beef and wrapped in omelette.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mentari |first1=Alma Erin |title=3 Cara Bikin Rolade Daging Sapi yang Empuk dan Lembut |url=https://www.kompas.com/food/read/2022/02/20/100900375/3-cara-bikin-rolade-daging-sapi-yang-empuk-dan-lembut |website=kompas.com |access-date=2 January 2026 |language=id}}</ref> In Central Java, ''rolade tahu daun singkong'' made from tofu and cassava leaves.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Veda |first1=Iyeng |title=Rolade Tahu Daun Singkong Khas Semarang, Kudapan Unik dan Kaya Manfaat |url=https://www.sonora.id/read/422673837/rolade-tahu-daun-singkong-khas-semarang-kudapan-unik-dan-kaya-manfaat |website=sonora.id |access-date=2 January 2026 |language=id}}</ref>
===Involtini=== In Italian cuisine, roulades are known as ''involtini'' (singular ''involtino''). ''Involtini'' can be thin slices of beef, pork or chicken rolled with a filling of grated cheese (usually Parmesan cheese or ''pecorino romano''), sometimes egg to give consistency and some combination of additional ingredients such as bread crumbs, other cheeses, minced prosciutto, ham or Italian sausage, mushrooms, onions, garlic, spinach, ''pinoli'' ("pine nuts"), etc. ''Involtini'' (diminutive form of ''involti'') means "little bundles". Each ''involtino'' is held together by a wooden toothpick, and the dish is usually served (in various sauces: red, white, etc.) as a second course. When cooked in tomato sauce, the sauce itself is used to toss the pasta for the first course, giving a consistent taste to the whole meal.
In southern parts of Italy such as Sicily, where fish are a more plentiful element of cuisine, ''involtini'' can sometimes be made with fish such as swordfish. This term encompasses dishes like ''braciole'' (a roulade consisting of beef, pork or chicken usually filled with Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and eggs) and ''saltimbocca''. There are also vegetarian ''involtini ''made with eggplant.
==Pastry== thumb|A slice of cake roulade Some roulades consist of cake (often sponge cake) baked in a flat pan rolled around a filling. Cake rolled around jam, chocolate buttercream, nuts or other fillings, is an example of a sweet roulade like the bejgli or the Swiss roll. The bûche de Noël or "Yule log" is a traditional French Christmas cake roll, often decorated with frosting made to look like bark.
Another form of non-meat roulade consists of a soufflé-type mixture baked in a flat pan rolled around a filling.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
==See also== * Cinnamon roll * Matambre * Negimaki * Rullepølse * Slavink
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