kaiser roll

noun

: a round crusty roll often used for sandwiches

Examples of kaiser roll in a Sentence

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Alongside a variety of food options such as New York-style bacon, egg and cheese on a kaiser roll, the fast-casual restaurant will also offer an extensive drink menu. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025 It's carved by hand and placed carefully on a kummelweck bun, a local specialty kaiser roll with chunks of salt and caraway seeds baked into the top. Fox News, 12 Oct. 2022 The Uncle Paulie’s Cacio e Pepe is served on a buttered and toasted poppy seed kaiser roll filled with two soft scrambled eggs. Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 Many of the pleasures of a deli sandwich are already plant-based: the way a hot kaiser roll will steam and soften when wrapped in foil, the refreshing crunch of shredded lettuce and onions cutting through salt and creaminess. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2021 The taste of the breakfast sandwich—particularly of bacon, egg and American cheese on a kaiser roll—takes me home to New York City. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 24 Feb. 2020 Sometimes there are bags of kaiser rolls and tired fruit. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020 But Ocasio-Cortez is not just talking about getting a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on a kaiser roll, right? Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020 Choose from a host of two-handed options, including The Burnin’ Love Burger, made with fried jalapenos, salsa, pepper-jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and chipotle aioli on a jalapeno-cornmeal kaiser roll. Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kaiser roll was circa 1898

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“Kaiser roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaiser%20roll. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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