Is Swiss Roll From Switzerland?

Swiss Roll Types

• Overseas Chinatowns. Most US Chinatown bakeries sell the basic Hong Kong Swiss roll version. It essentially looks and tastes identical to the one sold in Hong Kong. A popular flavor in Chinese bakeries in the US is the tiger roll, which has a coffee-flavored golden-esque striped outer appearance and is chocolate-colored or light-colored, with traditional white cream inside. It is similar to the look of tiger bread.

• India. In India, Swiss rolls are called "jam rolls".

• Indonesia. In Indonesia, the Swiss roll cake is called Bolu gulung. Most bakeries sell Swiss rolls daily, and they are filled with buttercream, cheese or fruit jam. It is also very common for Swiss rolls to be sold by the slice, but some shops sell by both slice and roll.

• Italy. Rollò nisseno. In the area from Sicily to Caltanissetta (Italy), there is a food made with sponge ciccolato, ricotta cheese, and marzipan called the rollò.

• Japan. In Japan, Swiss rolls are called "roll cake". They are filled with whipped cream and sometimes with fruits like strawberries.

• Switzerland. Despite its name, the Swiss roll did not originate in Switzerland. Swiss rolls are called Biskuitroulade or Roulade in Swiss Standard German, or roulade in French, and biscotti Votolato in Italian.

• The United Kingdom. In the UK, Swiss rolls are popular at teatime or as a dessert. A variety of Swiss rolls are available on sale in supermarkets in the United Kingdom, such as chocolate Swiss rolls, lemon Swiss rolls or jam Swiss rolls; these all have different colors. Jam Swiss rolls will be filled with jam and also possibly cream, with a sugar outer coating. Chocolate Swiss rolls are made in Great Britain in a similar way to the United States version. Jam roly-poly is a similar dessert but made as a suet pudding rather than a cake, filled with jam and served hot with custard.

• The United States. American pastry chefs and menus in fine dining restaurants often use the French term roulade. The chocolate Swiss roll, sometimes called a chocolate log,[citation needed] is a popular snack. Produced by many commercial bakeries, common brands include Ho Hos and Yodels, which are smaller sized rolls for individual consumption. When the filling is ice cream, it's commonly referred to as an ice cream cake roll, and although they can vary, these often consist of chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream.

Swiss Roll Recipe/ How to make swiss rolls

PREP: 15 MINS

COOK: 10 MINS

SERVES 6

Ingredients

butter, to grease

2 large eggs

50g caster sugar, plus extra 2 tbsp to dust

50g self-raising flour sieved

100g strawberry jam

Method

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 16 x 28cm Swiss roll tin with baking parchment.
• Beat the eggs and sugar together for 5 mins with an electric hand whisk until thick and pale. Gently fold in the flour in two batches using a large metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the tin and gently ease into the corners. Bake for 10-12 mins until golden and firm. Be careful not to overbake, or the sponge will break when rolled.
• While the sponge is baking, sprinkle 2 tbsp sugar over a square of baking parchment. Warm the jam in the microwave for 20 secs.
• Turn the baked sponge onto the sugared paper. Peel off the lining paper and spread the sponge with the warm jam. Roll up from the short edge using the paper to help you then cool on a wire rack.