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antoine polus wrote:Originally posted by Hot PepsiOther than the lobster roll, I can't think of anything referred to as a roll in America.
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If the unit of bread that holds the sandwich together is baked as a single unit and then sliced to create space for whatever is on the sandwich, that bread thing is often called a roll or a bun. But the whole thing is never called a roll, except, as far as I know, in the case of the lobster roll which is, traditionally, made on a standard white-bread hotdog bun.
I don't think there's any distinction between bun and roll. Maybe regional, but I don't know.
After all, the ne plus ul·tra of cinnamon rolls is what they sell at Cinnabon, but it's usually pronounced cinna-bun.
Referenced here;
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/goth-talk-goldblum/2861305?snl=1
Here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp-j72ALHHs
And here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRQnC7REn2Y
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Aha, I understand. So rolls exist in the US, but only as a bread accessory that, at the most, might be sliced open and buttered, but definitely not used as a delivery method for meats and vegetables.
So that must be why it is a burger 'bun', and not a burger 'roll.'
edit: I've walked past a number of Cinnabons at US airports and thought of Louis CK. One day I will relent.
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Christ on a bike. This thread was still on page 1 when I left it this afternoon, exhausted by my taxonomic research. I come back and find the sandwich debate has gone nuclear in just a couple of hours. Wow.
I've got a lovely mental picture of Wouter's comestibles Venn diagram now.
That wasn't meant to be a euphemism either. Mmm, bread hinge.
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antoine polus wrote: Aha, I understand. So rolls exist in the US, but only as a bread accessory that, at the most, might be sliced open and buttered, but definitely not used as a delivery method for meats and vegetables.
So that must be why it is a burger 'bun', and not a burger 'roll.'
edit: I've walked past a number of Cinnabons at US airports and thought of Louis CK. One day I will relent.
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