Re: Sunday Brunch

May 11, 2026 0 Replies


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> >> > There's no Swedish rats in Sweden or Chinese food in China
> >> > either. We do have Hawaiian Sweet Rolls in Hawaii but that's
> >> > only because that product is baked in California and shipped
> >> > over here. The proper name is Portuguese sweet bread. The proper
> >> > name for Canadian bacon would be "Canadian ham" or even better,
> >> > "ham roll."
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> >> It's got a nice brioche-like texture!
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> >I'll try making some. The Portuguese sweet bread I'm used to has a
> >softer texture so some mashed potato is going into the dough. Da
> >Portuguese used to make sweet bread for Easter but the Hawaiians
> >would make and eat it all the time. The old Portuguese ladies would
> >add potatoes to the dough but the modern bakers don't seem to do
> >that. They also add some lemon rind to the bread but that seems
> >optional these days.
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> I wonder if the Tristan da Cunhaians are also partial to Portuguese
> sweet bread or if they prefer Spanish sweet bread. And then there are
> the Svalbardanians. Norwegian sweet bread perhaps?
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No they're on the German sweet bread:



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Doing it in a pretzel braid = brilliant!


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