The Kaiser roll, also called a Vienna roll, a hard roll or, if made by hand, also Handsemmel, is a typically round bread roll, originally from Austria. It is made from white flour, yeast, malt, water
Kaisersemmel
Kaiser rolls at a court banquet of Maria Theresa about 1760, detail from a painting by Martin van Meytens
in Austria and the Swabian, Bavarian and Franconian parts of Germany, 'leverkaas' in the Netherlands and Fleischkäse in Saarland, Baden, Switzerland and Tyrol is a speciality food found in the south o
Kaiser roll
…breakfast, usually served with butter and jam. It is often used as a bun for such popular sandwiches as hamburgers in America, and with a slice of Leberkäse in Germany and in Austria, though sliced Extrawurst and pickled gherkins (Wurstsemmel), or a type of Wiener schnitzel (Schnitzelsemmel) are also used…