What is a sausage roll?
It is a puff pastry that surrounds sausage meat
They can be served hot or cold
The pastry is glazed with milk and eggs
It is a popular snack food or small meal in European countries
It can now be a shortcrust pastry or puff pastry
There are vegetarian sausage roles that use meat substitutes
History
The ancient Greeks and Romans started putting foods in pastry
The idea for the flakey pastry came from the Hungarian pastries and desserts
The French were the first to surround the sausage with pastry in 19 Century
England has made the sausage roll so popular it is seen as a national food
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The industrial revolution really propelled portable, hand-held foods to prominence in the British Isles …