The emperor roll is one of the best holiday sandwich bases, but it is also perfect for breakfast. When it's fresh, crispy and warm, it's heavenly in itself. Many people think similarly in the editorial office, and of course everyone has their favorite. We have now tested whether colleagues recognize the tried-and-true bakery, or whether they fall in love with a new one.
The emperor buns were not examined on a scientific basis. We thought we'd find the best, and we tried Tesco's, Aldi's, Penny's, Lidl's, Auchan's and Spar's baked goods. We bought each one fresh an hour before the test and tasted them by themselves. We ate cheese and ham as parting flavors.
Are you crying back to the crispy kifli of the old days?
- OMG, carbs?! Who is it?! White flour? I'm a 90's b…tch!!
- Oh, those Balaton nights!
- Now are you a chicken or a Caesar bun?
- It's the beginning of the week again.:(
The maximum possible score was 35, and we found at least three products that we would like to consume on a regular basis, but the good news is that there were no particularly bad products in the field, and army drivers are also unacceptable.
In order to investigate the accumulated frustrations among our colleagues, right before the test we cut each bun in half horizontally to see if there was any inside that had air instead of buns (one of the typical complaints), but there were none in the field. At the same time, we also examined whether there were any that could not be cut in half in a cultured way (another typical complaint), but there were none, all of them could be cut nicely.
Last place: Auchan, 16 points
Fifth place: Tesco, 21, 5 points
This baked goods already looked different from the others, it was much paler and larger. A slightly spongy, yeast-smelling bun that looks like frog gum that has melted beyond recognition.
Fourth place: Aldi, 24, 5 points
The Aldis imperial bun was a bit chewier than the first three winners, it didn't taste much, but it was slightly crunchy.
Bronze medalist: SPAR, 26, 5 points
SPAR also has paper bags, eternal gratitude for that, seriously, especially because they created such a good bun. It's true that we found both light and dark, but at least it's very tasty.
Silver medal: Penny Market, 28 points
The penny Caesar bun was the only one I took off the shelf hot, around nine in the morning on Monday. I chose two and looked for the paper bag to put them in. But it wasn't, as it was already noticed in one of our previous tests - perhaps with the cocked snails - that there is no paper bag in the penny for the baked goods, even though many people would rather put a still-hot bakery cookie in a paper bag than in nylon.
“I like this type, and it's also soft, doesn't break or crumble. A typical sandwich bun.” “It's a little sweet, which surprised me. However, it is very soft, reminiscent of a cake. It's not really my world, but I'm sure if someone likes it, they'll like it." "I didn't start the test with it, so after a few riders it seemed really nice, and the texture wasn't the usual rubbery one either.” "Perfectly good Caesar roll, ok for me".
Test winner: Lidl, 29 points
This was one of the crispiest Caesar buns, which is no small feat. He trailed the silver medalist by one point and beat the third place by two and a half points. We wish you a good time!
Product Name | Price (HUF) | Points (max. 35) |
Lidl Caesar Bun | 29 | 29 |
Penny Market Caesar Bun | 29 | 28 |
SPAR Caesar Bun | 33 | 26, 5 |
Aldi Caesar Bun | 29 | 24, 5 |
Tesco Caesar Bun | 39 | 21, 5 |
Auchan Caesar Bun | 28 | 16 |