kaiser roll

Kaiser roll (plain)

The Kaiser Roll, also called a Vienna roll or a hard roll, is a kind of bread roll, popular in countries such as the United States, Poland and Canada. It is typically a crusty round roll, often sprinkled on top with poppy seeds or sesame seeds, made by folding corners of a square inward so that their points meet. It is often used as a bun for sandwiches, including hamburgers.

It was supposedly invented in Vienna, and is thought to have been named to honor Emperor Franz Josef. In New England the Kaiser roll is called a bulkie roll. Sandwiches made with bulkie rolls are very common in area delicatessens and restaurants.

Variations

Kummelweck

Kummelweck, also sometimes kimmelweck or kümmelweck is a variation of the kaiser roll that is popular in Western New York. Kümmel is the German word for caraway, and weck means "roll" in the south-western German dialects (actually "weckerl" or "weckchen") of the Baden and Swabia areas (northern Germans generally say Brötchen).

A traditional kummelweck roll has a mixture of Kosher salt and caraway seeds used as the toppings. Regionally, the name kummelweck is commonly shortened to “weck" or "wick". This type of roll is used as part of a "Beef on Weck" sandwich that is served in the Buffalo, New York and upstate area. Sliced roast beef, au jus and an optional prepared horseradish topping are used as ingredients in this type of sandwich.

External links

• New York Folklore Society - Buffalo's Other Claim to Fame

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