sweet roll

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Tearing into a fluffy, sweet roll, its glossy crust barely tinged with caramelization, was like an instant nostalgia injection.

From Salon • May 17, 2023

You’ll find bread at Claudia’s, too: each of the restaurant’s tamales comes with a tiny Hawaiian-style sweet roll, in addition to pickled red onion and jalapeño, and, at breakfast or brunch, a fried egg.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2020

At Dog Haus in Pasadena, there’s something called the Old Town, a spinoff that stuffs a bacon-wrapped hot dog, caramelized onions, chipotle aioli and pickled jalapeños into a King’s Hawaiian sweet roll.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2017

For a Mets squad that’s been on a sweet roll the past five weeks, it only seemed fitting.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2015

I loved the combination of flavors when I bit into a burger—the soft, sweet roll, the crunchy pickle, the tasty moistness of the meat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan