azhong wrote:The second one-fourth of a cinnamon roll, following the first I had yesterday. It's indeed delicious but just too sweet for me to finish the whole at a time (all at once/in one go), perhaps because I didn't have it with black coffee or anything. The one I've been having is flavored with brown sugar. It should be added (I should add) with so much sugar that there was even a thin layer of sugar crust at the bottom when it came to me.
I've never tried the Scandinavian bun before; this is a new experience tofor me. My situation, however, is not typical here among my friends. Having done some research for fun on the internet, one thing I've known is that cinnamon rolls are available at Starbucks, and there is one at all even in the little town I live. It's just that I have never entered (gone in).
Another bit of information I've read is that every Sweden eats in average 316 cinnamon rolls per year. Now that having knownI know it's a very usual food for most Westerners, I am wondering if anyone of you havehas a story related to this sweet bakerybaked good/pastry to share.
Quick commentary on style: Your use of circumlocutions to avoid repeating the term "cinnamon roll" in every paragraph is very typical of a particular type of feature article. In a post to an informal discussion board, however, this verges on being comical.
It's a bit odd to see cinnamon rolls described as "Scandinavian". They may have originated there, but they are so ubiquitous in the USA that no one here associates them with anywhere else. In fact, my first thought when you said "the Scandinavian bun" was that you were talking about a
cardamom roll, because cardamon is the spice we most firmly associate with Scandinavian baking. Not only does Starbucks carry cinnamon rolls, but so does Corner Bakery, Dunkin Donuts, and every other bakery or coffeehouse chain that serves pastries.
I tend not to get cinnamon rolls because I do find them too sweet, but yesterday I made an exception. Some colleagues of mine brought donuts to work and one of them snagged the apple cider donut I had my eye on, so I went for the "pumpkin cinnamon roll" instead. This was a mistake; the crumble topping was so crammed with cinnamon it was almost painful to eat. I ended up having to scrape some off.
This is a pet peeve I have with American food: We use waaaaay to much cinnamon. The original recipe for masala chai, for instance, contains no cinnamon at all, but you would never know this from drinking most American chai; usually cinnamon is the only spice you can taste. The notorious "pumpkin spice" is chiefly cinnamon and now that fall is here it's in everything. Some years ago, someone circulated a fake ad for pumpkin spice lube, but I am 100% sure this is something you could actually buy now.
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