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waiglet | 19:20 Thu 21st Jul 2005 | Food & Drink
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Anyone know why the cake is named Swiss roll? Any connection with Switzerland? Thanks in advance.
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It's nothing to do with the country. Its named after the technique used to create the roll, i.e. laying the thin sponge on a cloth and using that to roll the sponge.
23:14 Thu 21st Jul 2005
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What's the betting that soon the EU will want a change of name for it, because it isn't Swiss?
09:46 Fri 22nd Jul 2005

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