The Perfect Bacon Roll

Belcairn
The Shortform
Published in
Apr 18, 2022

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Scottish bacon roll, photo by Phill Thornton on iStock
Scottish bacon roll, photo by Phill Thornton on iStock

Italians love their cornetti, New Yorkers like a bagel, Canadians buy a Timmies but the way to a Scot’s breakfast heart is undoubtedly the bacon roll.

But it must be made right!

The rolls should be morning rolls, bought early that morning from the nearest newspaper shop. Not too well fired, meltingly soft inside with a very slightly crisp crust.

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Belcairn
The Shortform

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