Old World Glossary · Bread
Dutch Crunch.
A soft roll baked with a rice-flour paste on top that shatters into a crackled, golden crust. Also called tiger bread.
A Bay Area sandwich institution, and the crunch is not negotiable: it is the point.
At Paisan’s: Baked in-house at Paisan's; reviewers name it as the move under the garlic tri-tip.
Taste it: Sammy's Garlic Tri-Tip · Deli menu
More Bread: Bolillo · Focaccia · Hollowed Sourdough · full glossary
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