Buns, baps, buttys - for such a simple food, the name of it has caused so much debate. A heated discussion has gone viral on the topic of sausage rolls, and it turns out people are very passionate when it comes to what they’re calling bread when ordering it at the counter of Greggs.
The debate was sparked by a user who posted a picture of sausages in a breaded bun, captioned: “In places that call a bread bun a 'roll', how would you order one of these?”
Users pointed out the confusion of specifying the type of sausage roll you want if you order one from Greggs.
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The post published by Reddit user Shiny_metal_diddly on the CasualUK forum has received almost 5,000 replies with people wading in on the matter.
Successful-Ad-367 said when trying to clarify the type of sausage roll they want at Greggs, it often goes down like this: “Sausage roll but like not a sausage roll sausage roll like sausage in a roll like not an actual sausage roll y’know but like a roll and like cut it open and like put sausages in it like a bacon roll yeah but like sausage not bacon init.”
Reddit user BertytheSnowman said: “This happened to me once. I wanted a sausage roll but they gave me a sausage roll. Had to tell them sorry but I meant a sausage roll, not a sausage roll.”
While that may be a long winded method of specifying a sausage roll, user Harambe_go_brrr thinks they have it sussed, using the art of subtly.
“I've worked this one out. Specifically for Greggs. Here's what you do.
“‘I'll have a sausage roll please’. Eye contact down and left.
"‘I'll have a sausage roll please’. Eye contact up and right.
“It's like the staff intuitively know to look for the slightest of eye movements and they get it right every time,” they said.
Similarly, another user pointed out it’s all about where you put the pause when saying sausage roll.
“Greggs has this exact confusion. You have to put the pause in the right place - sausageroll equals one in pastry, sausage roll equals one in bread,” Justdont7133 said.
The thread also discussed using the words butty and bap could get you a different item depending on what part of the country you’re in. One user mentioned that in a few places in the west midlands they are called “batches” and “barms”.
Effective_Witness_63 says they call it a “Sausage butty” whereas JBrooks2891 says “I thought a butty would be a sandwich, we’d call it a bap.”
However, when IHeardOnAPodcas asked for a sausage bap in Greggs in London, they said “the confused lad panicked and gave me a sausage, bean and cheese pastry…”
Another commenter revealed their way to ordering the sausage breakfast roll is by “ordering a sausage and bacon roll” saying it hasn’t failed them yet.
Finally, another way that helps make sure you’re not left disappointed leaving the pasty shop was suggested by user Indoril_Nereguar: “Just say what sauce you want, or say no sauce if you don't want sauce. Anyone with half a brain will work out you don't mean a savoury sausage roll. Or just say sausage breakfast roll.”
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