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What do you call this foodstuff?

What do you call this foodstuff?

Our fierce debate rocked Refreshers Fayre - but the results are in.

Whiteboard titled "St Andrews Northern Society - what do you call it?" with a tally of different nam Results of our bread roll poll!

We asked everyone who came to our Refreshers Fayre stall to vote on what they call this bread-based product given many different names across the North, and the results are in:

Three bread rolls on a white background

FranHogan, Fresh made bread 09, CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Bread roll - 38
  • Bread bun - 18
  • Bap - 12
  • Butty - 3
  • Barm (cakes) - 2
  • Cob - 0
  • Muffin - 2
  • Teacake - 1
  • Just "bread" - 6
  • Biscuit - 1

It's official - bread roll is our overwhelming winner! Of course though, the fact that there are so many names for even just a bread roll is incredible in itself, and whatever you want to call it is great and your choice.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our stall - we look forward to seeing you at our events in the future!

Whiteboard titled "St Andrews Northern Society - what do you call it?" with a tally of different names for a bread roll. Bread roll's tally overflows into the other options and requires two separate tallies, along with bun. Results are detailed in the post.

Published: 02 Feb 2023 11:07 , Last updated: 07 Sep 2023 20:35