Bulkie roll
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A bulkie roll or bulkie is a New England
regional variety of sandwich roll. Sandwiches made with bulkie rolls are very common in area delicatessens, restaurants, and institutional food services. Bulkie rolls are larger and firmer than hamburger buns. The crust is usually slightly crisp or crunchy, but bulkies are not hard rolls. The bread within the roll is similar to ordinary white bread; with a texture that is neither very chewy nor very fluffy; without any yellow color or egg taste; and not noticeably sweet. Bulkie rolls are either plain or topped with poppy seeds.
They are similar to and sometimes equated with kaiser roll
s, but kaiser rolls are noticeably sweeter and often topped with poppy seeds.
Boston writer Alan Lupo recalls that in the 1940s "in the mornings, my mother ate a bulkie roll and drank a cup of coffee while reading the Boston Post."
Lee Shai Weissbach writes of a Manchester, New Hampshire
, Jewish grocery store, pre-World-War-II, whose owner was, "affectionately remembered for 'the barrel of pickles and the hefty corned-beef sandwiches on bulkie rolls that he dispensed'".
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
regional variety of sandwich roll. Sandwiches made with bulkie rolls are very common in area delicatessens, restaurants, and institutional food services. Bulkie rolls are larger and firmer than hamburger buns. The crust is usually slightly crisp or crunchy, but bulkies are not hard rolls. The bread within the roll is similar to ordinary white bread; with a texture that is neither very chewy nor very fluffy; without any yellow color or egg taste; and not noticeably sweet. Bulkie rolls are either plain or topped with poppy seeds.
They are similar to and sometimes equated with kaiser roll
Kaiser roll
The Kaiser roll, also called a Vienna roll or a hard roll , is a kind of bread roll, invented in Vienna, and thought to have been named to honor Emperor Franz Joseph...
s, but kaiser rolls are noticeably sweeter and often topped with poppy seeds.
Origin and usage
Examples of menu usage include:- "Two of our handcrafted seafood cakes on a bulkie with lettuce and tomato"
- "Roast Beef Bulkie"
- "Fried or Char-grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich on Bulkie Roll"
- "Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Bulkie"
- "'Piled High' Served on your choice of white, rye, or pumpernickel bread—bulkie or onion roll"
Boston writer Alan Lupo recalls that in the 1940s "in the mornings, my mother ate a bulkie roll and drank a cup of coffee while reading the Boston Post."
Lee Shai Weissbach writes of a Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, Jewish grocery store, pre-World-War-II, whose owner was, "affectionately remembered for 'the barrel of pickles and the hefty corned-beef sandwiches on bulkie rolls that he dispensed'".