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hot cross bun

spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins and marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday
Class type of: spiced bun, Easter bread Q1601611

Facts

5 properties
Subclass of
spiced bun, Easter bread[2][3]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[4]
Cuisine
British cuisine[6]
Made from material
currant[1]
Native label
hot cross bun[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en hot cross bun ar خبز اللفافة الساخن cs Velikonoční bochník cs Velikonoční mazanec cs mazanec de Hetwegge de Heißwecke de Heitwegge es Cross bun es Cross-bun es Hot cross bun es Manazec es panecillo de Pascua fr Patisserie de Paques fr Pâtisserie de pâques fr Pâtisserie de Pâques he לחמניות פסחא ja ホットクロスバン ja ホットクロスバンズ ko 핫 크로스 번
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Homemade Hot Cross Buns.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/01x0cm
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
H/hot-cross-buns
TasteAtlas ID
hot-cross-buns
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
07706982-n

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Country of origin 1
United Kingdom
Cuisine 1
British cuisine
Made from material 1
currant
Subclass of 1
Easter bread
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