French roll

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French roll refers to various baguette-like bread rolls in different regions around the world.

French rolls around the world

= Asia =

== Hong Kong and Macau ==

In Hong Kong and Macau, dyun faat baau (短法包, literally "short French bread" or "short baguette"), also known as the zyu zai baau (豬仔包, "piggy bun"), is used to make pork chop buns.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Vicki |title=10 foods you can't miss in Macau |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/macau-must-try-foods/index.html |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=CNN |date=12 July 2017 |language=en}}

= Europe =

== Spain ==

On the Spanish island of Mallorca, the llonguet is also known as panet francès, meaning "small French bread" or "French bread roll" in Catalan.

== Portugal ==

Carcaça and papo-seco are two traditional Portuguese breads.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

= Latin America =

Across Latin America, the terms pan francés (Spanish) or pão francês (Portuguese), both meaning "French bread", refer to various baguette-like bread rolls made with wheat flour, salt, water and yeast.

== Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay ==

In Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, pan felipe (Felipe bread) is a commonly eaten French bread roll.

In Uruguay, there's a denser version known as pan marsellés (Marseilles bread). The Marseille bread called pan marsellés in Uruguay is different from the Brazilian pão francês. The Brazilian type is less dense and lighter and crispier. However the Uruguayan version is made with a denser bread dough resulting in a harder bread (similar to Italian bread), with the crust covered in maize flour before baking.

== Bolivia, Chile, and Peru ==

In Bolivia and Chile, the beloved marraqueta is sometimes called pan francés. In Peru, the term pan francés (or sometimes called pan francés peruano) is different from the marraqueta.{{cite news |last1=Nolasco |first1=Por Edwin Montesinos |title=El pan que le ha quitado protagonismo al 'clásico' francés y cuáles son los nuevos productos con granos andinos |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2023/10/16/el-pan-que-le-ha-quitado-protagonismo-al-clasico-frances-y-cuales-son-los-nuevos-productos-con-granos-andinos-que-llegaran-a-tu-mesa/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=infobae |date=16 October 2023 |language=es-ES}}

== Brazil ==

{{Main articles|Pão francês}}

The most popular bread in Brazil is the light and crispy pão francês. Pão francês is known by several names throughout Brazil, such as {{Lang|pt|cacetinho}}, {{Lang|pt|pãozinho}} (little bread), {{Lang|pt|pão de trigo}} (wheat bread), pão de sal (salt bread), {{Lang|pt|pão de água}} (water bread), {{Lang|pt|pão aguado}} (watery bread), {{Lang|pt|careca}}, and {{Lang|pt|pão Jacó}} (Jacó bread). It is commonly found in delis and bakeries throughout Brazil.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=A história de como o pão francês virou o favorito dos brasileiros |url=https://revistagalileu.globo.com/Sociedade/Curiosidade/noticia/2020/03/historia-de-como-o-pao-frances-virou-o-favorito-dos-brasileiros.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Revista Galileu |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Dia do pão francês: saiba curiosidades da iguaria que nasceu no Brasil no século 20 |url=https://g1.globo.com/df/distrito-federal/noticia/2023/03/21/dia-do-pao-frances-saiba-curiosidades-da-iguaria-que-nasceu-no-brasil-no-seculo-20.ghtml |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}

== Mexico and Central America ==

In the region of Comarca Lagunera in northeastern Mexico, pan francés (or sometimes called pan francés lagunero) is an important part of daily dining.{{cite news |last1=Telediario |first1=Editorial |title=¡De La Laguna para el mundo! Aquí puedes encontrar pan francés en Durango |url=https://www.telediario.mx/local/laguna-mundo-puedes-encontrar-pan-frances-durango |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=Telediario México |date=6 September 2020 |language=es-MX}}

In other parts of Mexico and Central America, the word pan francés is used to refer to bolillo.

Gallery

ElSolBread03.JPG|A bolillo (Mexico)

Marraqueta bread.jpg|A marraqueta (Chile)

Marraqueta Paceña BetoComics.jpg|A marraqueta paceña (Bolivia)

Pan Felipe.jpg|A pan felipe (Uruguay)

Llonguet.jpg|Llonguets (Mallorca)

Marraqueta.jpg|Marraquetas tacneñas (Peru)

Pao frances.jpg|Pães franceses (Brazil)

Pan Francés.jpg|Panes franceses (Mexico)

Pan francés Perú.jpg|Panes franceses (Peru)

Pan marsellés.jpg|Panes marselleses (Uruguay)

HK Food Sheung Wan bakery 豬仔飽 Bread.JPG|Piggy buns (Hong Kong)

Guajolota.jpg|A guajolota

Pão na chapa.jpg|A pão na chapa

PorkChopBun.jpg|A pork chop bun

See also

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