The new ‘Dundee roll’ has hit the shelves in shops around the city – so what do people here think of the taste? Aberdeenshire family business Murdoch Allan recently acquired a Dundee bakery, and have now released a roll named after the city. There was surprise – and some outcry – from the Dundee public when we published that story, with one Facebook user commenting that these were “not Dundee rolls”. So I decided to put it to the test, and find out what folk on the streets of Dundee think of these well fired buns.
Priced at roughly 33p each, the buns can be found in Morrisons at £1.30 for a pack of four. They are certainly “well fired” as it says on the packaging, and not all of them the “golden brown” colour described by the bakers at Murdoch Allan.
Most are significantly darker. But there are many who enjoy a crusty, well fired roll, and this crunch adds variety in the texture of your sarnie. You can take part in our poll at the bottom of this page to let us know your thoughts on the Dundee roll.
So what do folk out and about in Dundee think of them? Amelia Morrison, 30, who’s originally from Seattle (Washington, USA), was the first volunteer to try the Dundee roll. She tells me: “It’s very chewy. In a good way! “I feel like it does have – I don’t want to say a burnt flavour – but it has a well-cooked flavour.
“It’s a sort of smoky flavour. “If you want thick bread, I wouldn’t go for this. But it would go well with soup, if you�.
