<Li> Cookbook: Roll </Li> <Li> Media: Roll </Li> <P> A roll is a small, often round loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter). A roll can be served and eaten whole or cut transversely and dressed with filling between the two halves . Rolls are also commonly used to make sandwiches similar to those produced using slices of bread . They are found in most cuisines all over the world . In the Deipnosophistae, the author Athenaeus (c.A.D. 170--c. 230) describes some of the bread, cakes, and pastries available in the Classical world . Among the breads mentioned are griddle cakes, honey - and - oil bread, mushroom - shaped loaves covered in poppy seeds, and the military specialty of rolls baked on a spit . </P> <P> Even in the same languages rolls are known by a variety of names . In Ireland and parts of England, a soft roll is called a bap . </P>

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