I just saw some bloke on BGT, he had a bun on his head and it got me thinking is a bun what I think it is compared to you? I thought a bun was like a bakery item that sometimes you can put spread on it, it can also be called a cob. 
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Is a bun the same as a 'roll'.. like you would have a 'ham roll' for lunch.. would you have a 'ham bun' ??
Is this some kind of sting.. 
Are you going to arrest me for soliciting baked goods..
Where are your hands..
Are you going to arrest me for soliciting baked goods..
Where are your hands..
quote:Originally posted by Poolshark:
I just saw some bloke on BGT, he had a bun on his head and it got me thinking is a bun what I think it is compared to you? I thought a bun was like a bakery item that sometimes you can put spread on it, it can also be called a cob.
To me, it's a rabbit
you can also have a bun on your head
a bread one if you wish but tis normally a roll of hair
a bread one if you wish but tis normally a roll of hair
A very worthy thread. I'm always very wary of mis-naming my bakery-related items. It's a cob around here but I was brought up with barm cakes. I have to order rolls when I'm South and a stottie when I'm North.
quote:Originally posted by scatterby:quote:Originally posted by Poolshark:
I just saw some bloke on BGT, he had a bun on his head and it got me thinking is a bun what I think it is compared to you? I thought a bun was like a bakery item that sometimes you can put spread on it, it can also be called a cob.
Isn't that a 'bunny' ??? lol ..
To me, it's a rabbit
Yes! A bun on the head and a bap in the oven.
i would have a ham sandwichquote:Originally posted by pgtips:
Is a bun the same as a 'roll'.. like you would have a 'ham roll' for lunch.. would you have a 'ham bun' ??
So is a cob, roll, bun, stottie, barm cakes all the same thing ??? now I'm really confused !
We call them bread buns...or a stottie obv. if they are of the large flat variety.
I can't get away with all this muffin/roll/bap nonsense.
I can't get away with all this muffin/roll/bap nonsense.
A bun is a cob, or a roll, I rememeber years ago asking for a ham salad cob in a pub in london and they didn't know what I was on about, it took me ages to describe it, by the way I like claiming for buns on my expenses!
Is this currant? 
quote:Originally posted by Mount Olympus:i would have a ham sandwichquote:Originally posted by pgtips:
Is a bun the same as a 'roll'.. like you would have a 'ham roll' for lunch.. would you have a 'ham bun' ??
I have ham sandwiches too but I also have ham rolls
quote:Originally posted by pgtips:
So is a cob, roll, bun, stottie, barm cakes all the same thing ??? now I'm really confused !
No stotties are much bigger
quote:Originally posted by electric6:
We call them bread buns...or a stottie obv. if they are of the large flat variety.
I can't get away with all this muffin/roll/bap nonsense.
Muffins are nowt to do with bread, they are a cake or am ah wrang Leccy.
Cobs are what you have on.
So are baps
So are baps
I like a crispy roll
and a soft bap..
and a soft bap..
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Garage Joe:
A bun on
That means something v v different in Norfolk accent
A bun on
That means something v v different in Norfolk accent
Don't women like to see men with nice buns?
I like a Cob, Roll and Bun . All this is making me want to do Food Technology GCSE all over again .
. All this is making me want to do Food Technology GCSE all over again .quote:Originally posted by Mount Olympus:
I like a crispy roll
and a soft bap..
I haven't had a crispy roll for yonks... they take ages to eat !!
me too and ham baps as wellquote:Originally posted by pgtips:quote:Originally posted by Mount Olympus:i would have a ham sandwichquote:Originally posted by pgtips:
Is a bun the same as a 'roll'.. like you would have a 'ham roll' for lunch.. would you have a 'ham bun' ??
I have ham sandwiches too but I also have ham rolls
quote:Originally posted by Garage Joe:quote:Originally posted by electric6:
We call them bread buns...or a stottie obv. if they are of the large flat variety.
I can't get away with all this muffin/roll/bap nonsense.
Muffins are nowt to do with bread, they are a cake or am ah wrang Leccy.
They are a cake to me too but in the Manchester area there was a sarnie shop called the tasty muffin...it made my 14 year old self laugh-a lot.
quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Garage Joe:
A bun on
That means something v v different in Norfolk accent
*still waiting for Leccy to click*
and they make a right mess..quote:Originally posted by pgtips:quote:Originally posted by Mount Olympus:
I like a crispy roll
and a soft bap..
I haven't had a crispy roll for yonks... they take ages to eat !!
I have just popped my hair up into a bun as it was getting on my nerves..
I won't be eating it tho
quote:Originally posted by electric6:
I can't get away with all this muffin/roll/bap nonsense.
Leccy...the double entendres
quote:Originally posted by Garage Joe:quote:Originally posted by Supercalifragilistic:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Garage Joe:
A bun on
That means something v v different in Norfolk accent
*still waiting for Leccy to click*
I was raised in Norfolk... hehehe
I created a created thread, I'm soooo proud of myself!!!
quote:Originally posted by Garage Joe:
Yes! A bun on the head and a bap in the oven.
I say!
quote:Originally posted by electric6:
Cobs are what you have on.
So are baps
I always thought that only North Easerners and Scousers used the expression 'to have a cob on', as in: 'he's got a right cob on' - do other people know what we mean and do they also use it?
quote:Originally posted by electric6:quote:Originally posted by Garage Joe:
Yes! A bun on the head and a bap in the oven.
I say!
..... or am ah wrang?? FFS.
Even when I speak local...... etc.
I dunno Barolo, I think it is just a NE/NW expression.
quote:Originally posted by electric6:
I dunno Barolo, I think it is just a NE/NW expression.
Cheers leccy. I remember the first time I used the expression when at University (years ago, in London) - nobody had a clue as to what I was taking about - in fact, I was sick and tired having to repeat myself and rephrase things all the time!
quote:Originally posted by pgtips:
So is a cob, roll, bun, stottie, barm cakes all the same thing ??? now I'm really confused !
well done you i couldnt think of them all but i knew there were loads of names
teacake in Yorkshire its a plain bread bun
in Lancashire its got currants in it,when i ask for a fish teacake form the chippy in Manchester they look at me strangely very odd
in Lancashire its got currants in it,when i ask for a fish teacake form the chippy in Manchester they look at me strangely very odd
Crispy variety are cobs..soft are baps or barms and one on your head is a bun but the edible kind of bun is sweet....
*shakes head at everyone*
Batch.
Batch.
When I was in Glasgow years ago they call a slice of bread a piece, they kept asking if I wanted a piece, I kept thinking piece of what?
buns are sweet have currants or are more cakey as in iced bun or hot cross bun
Rolls are bread - soft or crusty
Baps are big rolls
A cob is a male swan
I learned the expression to have a cob on from my OH who is from Manchester
Rolls are bread - soft or crusty
Baps are big rolls
A cob is a male swan
I learned the expression to have a cob on from my OH who is from Manchester