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;
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. "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. 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. 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.
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.
Eish fino is a
baguette-like bread roll that is popular in
Egypt. It is also known as
Samouli bread (). "
Samoon" bread (, 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. Other names for or varieties of bread rolls include
hamam bread (), popular in Jordan.
Egypt, and
Syria.
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==