breadcake

Round bread portion

A breadcake is a bread roll—a small, round portion of bread for individual serving.

The term is regional British, used mainly in South Yorkshire and surrounding areas.

What one speaker calls a breadcake another might call a bap, barm, cob, or roll depending on where in Britain they grew up: I'll have a bacon breadcake.

regional

bap

Soft British roll

  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • rollList of names
  • teacakeSmall sweet bun

batch · muffin · bun · buttery · Yorkshire · Sheffield · Lancashire · dialect · filled

baked

crust

Hard outer layer

  • loafBaked bread shape
  • yeastFermenting fungus
  • ovenEnclosed cooking chamber

flour · proofing · fermentation · sourdough · rye · wheat · multigrain · wholemeal · artisanal · boule

sandwich

filling

Material placed within

sausage · egg · ham · cheese · lettuce · tomato · mayo · sarnie · butty · stuffed

sustenance

nourishment

Food that sustains life

energy · calories · nutrition · provisions · hearty · satisfying · filling · wholesome · sustaining · affordable

Opposites
bread portion size

breadcakeloaf

Baked bread shape

sandwich loaf · bloomer · cottage loaf · boule · baguette

bread function/form

breadcakesliced bread

Bread sold pre-portioned

toast bread · sandwich loaf · flatbread · crispbread

bread vs. non-bread

breadcakerice

Staple cereal grain

pasta · potatoes · noodles · crackers · tortilla

Family

bread, cake, breads, cakes, breaded, breading, caked, caking, cakey

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G