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This is alist of rolled foods—foods that are rolled up. While a food may have roll in the name this does not necessarily indicate that it is a rolled food. Many types of rolled foods exist, including those in the forms of dishes, prepared foods, snacks and candies.
| Name | Image | Origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic roll | United Kingdom | A Britishdessert made of vanillaice cream wrapped in a thin layer ofsponge cake to form a roll, with a layer of raspberry flavoured sauce between the sponge and the ice cream. | |
| Arem-arem | Indonesia | An Indonesian food made of rice filled with spicy meat mix or spicy vegetables mix wrapped in thin plain omelette then wrapped in banana leaves. | |
| Bánh cuốn (literally "rolled cake") | Northern Vietnam | A dish made from a thin, wide sheet of steamedfermentedricebatter filled with seasoned ground pork, mincedwood ear mushroom, and minced shallots. | |
| Black sesame roll | Arefrigerateddim sum dessert found inHong Kong and some overseasChinatowns. It is sweet, with a smooth and soft texture. | ||
| Braciolone | Italy,Sicily, andLouisiana | AnItalianroulade meat dish consisting ofbraised beef, veal or pork that is filled with cheese, salami, hard-boiled eggs and breadcrumbs and then rolled.[1][2][3] It has been described as a large-sizedbraciola-style dish.[3][4] Braciolone is also a dish inSicilian cuisine and the cuisine of the U.S. state of Louisiana.[5][6][7][8] | |
| Burrito | A type ofMexican food that consists of a wheatflour tortilla wrapped or folded into a cylindrical shape to completely enclose a variety of fillings.[9] | ||
| Cabbage roll | A dish consisting of cookedcabbage leaves wrapped around a variety offillings. It is common to the ethnic cuisines of theBalkans, as well as other parts ofEurope such asFinland andSweden, and theMiddle East. | ||
| California roll | Amaki-zushi, a type ofsushi roll, usually made inside-out, containingcucumber,crab meat orimitation crab, andavocado. In some countries it is made withmango orbanana instead of avocado. Sometimes crab salad is substituted for the crab stick, and often the outer layer of rice (in aninside-out roll) is sprinkled with toastedsesame seeds,tobiko ormasago. | ||
| Cheese roll | Asnack food similar toWelsh rarebit, but created by covering a slice ofbread in a prepared filling consisting mainly of grated or slicedcheese, and then rolling it into a tube shape before toasting. | ||
| Chelsea bun | A bun is made of a rich yeast dough flavoured with lemon peel, cinnamon or mixed spice. The dough is rolled out, spread with a mixture of currants, brown sugar and butter, formed into a square-sided log, then cut into slices. The process of making this bun is very similar to that involved in producing the cinnamon roll. | ||
| Chiko Roll | Australia | An Australian savoury snack, inspired by theChineseegg roll andspring rolls. It was designed to be easily eaten on the move without a plate or cutlery. The Chiko roll consists ofcelery,cabbage,barley,carrot, corn, onion, green beans, andspices in a tube ofegg,flour anddough which is then deep-fried. | |
| Chimichanga | Adeep-friedburrito that is popular inSouthwestern U.S. cuisine,Tex-Mex cuisine, and the Mexican states ofSinaloa andSonora. The dish is typically prepared by filling aflour tortilla with a wide range ofingredients, most commonlyrice,cheese,machaca,carne adobada, or shredded chicken, and folding it into a rectangular package. | ||
| Cinnamon roll | Asweet roll served commonly inNorthern Europe andNorth America. Cinnamon rolls typically consist of a rolled sheet of yeast-leaveneddough onto which acinnamon andsugar mixture (andraisins or chopped grapes in some cases) is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter. | ||
| Crescent rolls (orCroissant) | Acroissant is a crescent-shaped puff pastry. Pillsbury Crescents is a type of premade puff pastry dough made byThe Pillsbury Company and invented in the United States in the 1960s. Crescent rolls also refers to the material that comprises Poppin' Fresh, thePillsbury Doughboy. | ||
| Dosa (food) | South India | A rice and bean batter fried into a thin pancake, then rolled and optionally filled (e.g., with spiced steamed potatoes or other vegetables) | |
| Dürüm | Turkey | Flatbread made fromYufka orLavash, wrapped aroundDöner kebab meats, salad and a joghurt-based sauce. Variations include filling it withFalafel,Çiğ köfte orHalloumi. Most often seen a street-food inCentral Europe and Turkey. | |
| Egg roll | A term used for many different foods around the world. | ||
| Enchilada | Acorn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with achili pepper sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with a variety of ingredients, includingmeat,cheese,beans,potatoes,vegetables,seafood or combinations. | ||
| Farsu magru | Sicily | Farsu magru, also spelled as farsumagru, and also referred to as farsumauru, falsomagro and falsumagru, is a traditional meat roll dish inSicilian cuisine that dates to the 13th century.[10][11] Farsu magru is available in many areas of Sicily, but some only serve it for special occasions.[11][12][13] This roast is prepared mainly in rural regions in the interior of the island. Farsu magru means "false lean", which has been attributed to the amounts of meat used in the dish, and also to the lean, low-fat nature of the meats typically used. | |
| Fig Roll | Ancient Egypt | The fig roll or fig bar is acake consisting of a sweet roll filled withfig paste in and around the middle. | |
| Fruit by the Foot | United States | A fruit snack made byGeneral Mills (GM) in the brand lineBetty Crocker. | |
| Fruit Roll-Ups | United States | A brand of fruit snack that debuted in grocery stores across America in 1983. The snack is a flat,pectin-based fruit-flavored snack. | |
| Gỏi Cuốn | Vietnam | A dish inVietnamese cuisine traditionally consisting ofpork,prawn,vegetables,bún (rice vermicelli), and other ingredients wrapped in Vietnamesebánh tráng (commonly known as rice paper). | |
| Kati roll | Kolkata,India | A street-food, its original form was a kati kabab enclosed in a paratha, but over the years many variants have evolved all of which now go under the generic name ofKati Roll. Today, pretty much any filling rolled up in any kind of Indian flatbread is called akati roll. TheKati Roll is said to have started its life from theNizam Restaurant inKolkata, a popular eatery founded in 1932 that sold kebabs and parathas and otherMughlai food in the heart ofKolkata. | |
| Khao phan | Vietnam | Khao phan khai muan (Thai:ข้าวพันไข่ม้วน): Rolledkhao phan with egg. Khao phan is somewhat similar to the northern Lao dish called nem khao and the northern Vietnamese dish calledbanh cuon. InThailand this dish is only found inUttaradit province. | |
| Lahmacun | Turkey,Armenia | Middle Easternflatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs includingonions,garlic,tomatoes, red peppers, andparsley, flavored with spices such as chili pepper and paprika, then baked. Lahmacun is often wrapped around vegetables, includingpickles, tomatoes,peppers, onions, lettuce, parsley, and roastedeggplant. | |
| Lemper | Indonesia | Lemper is made of sticky rice filled with sweet meat mixture or meat floss then rolled and wrapped with banana leaves. | |
| Madatha Kaja (Tapeswaram Kaja) | Andhra Pradesh (India) | Originating from Tapeshwaram, it features a layered structure, made by rolling refined wheat flour-and-ghee dough into thin sheets, folding them into diamond shapes, and cutting them into smaller pieces before frying and soaking them in sugar syrup | |
| Makizushi | Japan | Various types of rolledsushi. | |
| Minnesota sushi | Midwestern United States | Slice of ham covered in cream cheese, rolled around a pickle spear, and cut into bite-size pieces. Usually consumed as a cold appetizer. | |
| Negimaki | Japan | Broiled strips of beef marinated interiyaki sauce and rolled withscallions (negi).[14] | |
| Nut roll | Apastry consisting of a sweet yeast dough (usually using milk) that is rolled out very thin, spread with a nut paste made from ground nuts and a sweetener like honey, then rolled up into a log shape. | ||
| Pancetta arrotolata | Italy | Rolled andcured bacon from Italy. | |
| Patishapta | West Bengal (India),Bangladesh | A light crêpe made out of rice flour,semolina also known as sooji, banana, milk and sugar batter and filled withkhoa or coconut andjaggery mixture. It is one of the delicacies that comes under the umbrella termpitha, used to describe a variety of items made of rice flour anddate juice and is symbolic to the rice-harvest festival of Bengal known asPoush Parbon duringMakar Sankranti. | |
| Pigs in blankets | Pigs in blankets, kilted sausages or kilted soldiers is a dish served in the United Kingdom and Ireland consisting of small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon. In the United States,pigs in a blanket are small hot dogs or other sausages individually wrapped in pastry. It is commonly served as an appetizer. | ||
| Popiah | AFujian/Chaozhou-style freshspring roll common inTaiwan,Singapore,Malaysia,Thailand andBurma/Myanmar, where it is calledkawpyan. | ||
| Poppy seed roll | Various parts ofEurope | Pastry of sweet yeast bread rolled around a dense filling of poppy seed. | |
| Rice noodle roll | Southern China,Hong Kong | ACantonese dish fromSouthern China andHong Kong, commonly served as a variety ofdim sum. It is a thin roll made from a wide strip ofshahe fen (rice noodles), filled with shrimp, pork, beef, vegetables, or other ingredients. | |
| Risoles | Indonesia | This filling snack is a thin pancake wrapped around savory fillings: sohun,[clarification needed] vegetable mixture; some also add smoked beef, mayonnaise, or egg. It is then covered in egg andpanko then fried. | |
| Rolex (food) | Uganda | Rolledchapati bread with an egg and vegetables | |
| Rollmops | Northern Europe | Pickled herring fillets, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around a savoury filling. | |
| Roulade | France | A dish of filled rolled meat or pastry, which can be savory or sweet.Swiss roll is an example of a sweet roulade. Traditionally found in variousEuropean cuisines, the termroulade originates from the French wordrouler, meaning 'to roll'.[15] However, the term may be used in its generic sense to describe any filled rolled dish,[citation needed] such as those found inMakizushi.[citation needed] | |
| Rugelach | Poland,Israel | A filled baked confection originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. Often filled with chocolate. | |
| Rullepølse | Scandinavia | A piece ofpork belly – variants use beef flank or lamb – is flattened out and is spread withherbs and seasoning, chopped onions, and in some variants,parsley. It is then rolled up and placed in abrine for a number of days, before being boiled, placed in a special press, cooled, and sliced thinly. | |
| Sarma | Ottoman Empire and diaspora | Grape vine leaves or leafy greens stuffed with rice or other fillings. | |
| Sausage roll | A type ofsavoury pastry, the basic composition of a sausage roll is generally a sheet or sheets ofpuff pastry formed into tubes aroundsausage meat and glazed with egg or milk before being baked. | ||
| Seattle roll | Amakizushi roll similar to theCalifornia roll that typically containscucumber,avocado, rawsalmon, andmasago ortobiko. | ||
| Shawarma (inlavash) | Middle Eastern | A popular street food made with spiced, grilled meat – traditionally lamb or mutton, thinly sliced and grilled on avertical rotisserie – rolled in thin lavash bread, often with vegetables and sauces. | |
| Sigara böreği | Pastry, rolled into a slim cylinder (often with a cheese filling), and fried. | ||
| Spring roll | A large variety of filled, rolled appetizers. The name is a literal translation of the Chinesechūn juǎn (Chinese:春卷;lit. 'spring roll'') found inEast Asian andSoutheast Asian cuisine. | ||
| Stir-fried Ice Cream | Thailand | Stir-fried ice cream is also known as rolled ice cream or ice cream rolls. It is a sweetened frozen dessert that is made using milk, cream, and sugars, as well as other added ingredients to improve the flavor. It originated in Thailand as a popular street food that then spread to neighboring countries, and eventually, the United States. | |
| Stromboli | United States | Stromboli is a type of baked turnover filled with various Italian cheeses and usually cured meats or vegetables.[16] | |
| Swiss roll | A type ofsponge cake roll in which a thin cake layer is made offlour,eggs, andsugar and baked in a very shallow rectangular baking pan, upon which the cake is spread withjam orbuttercream, rolled up, and served in round cross-sectional slices. | ||
| Taquito | Mexico | Spanish for 'smalltaco', it is aMexican dish most often consisting of a small rolled-uptortilla and some type offilling. | |
| Tofu skin roll | Adim sum dish with fillings that range from pork with vegetable, to fish or beef. It can be found inHong Kong and amongoverseas Chinese restaurants. | ||
| Palatschinke | Greco-Roman world | A a thincrêpe-like variety ofpancake ofGreco-Roman origin. |