A bun is a small, typically round bread roll or sweet bread, often eaten on its own or used to hold sandwich fillings.
There are two main types of buns: savory and sweet. Savory buns, like hamburger buns or hot dog buns, are perfect for a quick and easy meal. Sweet buns, on the other hand, are like little desserts. Cinnamon buns and brioche buns are popular examples of sweet buns, often filled with sugary goodness and spices.
Queen Elizabeth I in 1592 decreed that hot cross buns could no longer be sold on any day except for Good Friday, Christmas or for burials because they were too special to be eaten on any other day. To get around this, people baked the buns in their own kitchens — although if they were caught the illegal buns were given to the poor.
The Chelsea bun is a square currant bun made in Chelsea, London, as early as the 17th century, recognizable by two very distinct characteristics. It is made from a coil of sweet dough with the currants between the coils, and its edges are white and fluffy where it has been separated from its neighbor on the baking tray.
The Bath bun is a sweet bun containing sultanas and candied peel, with blobs of crunchy melted sugar on top. The invention of the Bath bun is often attributed to Dr. William Oliver in the mid 18th-century. According to popular accounts, Dr. Oliver first created the Bath bun for his patients at The Royal Hospital. The rich, sweet flavor of these buns proved to be very popular among his patients.
There's an average of 178 sesame seeds on a Big Mac bun.
The Chelsea bun is a square currant bun made in Chelsea, London, as early as the 17th century, recognizable by two very distinct characteristics. It is made from a coil of sweet dough with the currants between the coils, and its edges are white and fluffy where it has been separated from its neighbor on the baking tray.
The Bath bun is a sweet bun containing sultanas and candied peel, with blobs of crunchy melted sugar on top. The invention of the Bath bun is often attributed to Dr. William Oliver in the mid 18th-century. According to popular accounts, Dr. Oliver first created the Bath bun for his patients at The Royal Hospital. The rich, sweet flavor of these buns proved to be very popular among his patients.
Further evidence of the Bath bun's existence in the early 19th century comes from Jane Austen. In a letter written January 3-5, 1801, she mentioned "disordering her stomach with Bath buns."
There's an average of 178 sesame seeds on a Big Mac bun.
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