page_title: Roulade
section_title: Pastry
hierarchical_section_title: Roulade / Pastry
caption_attribution_description: Chinese swiss roll Chinese bakery
context_page_description: A roulade is a dish of filled rolled meat or pastry. Roulade can be savory or sweet. Swiss roll is an example of a sweet roulade. Traditionally found in various European cuisines, the term roulade originates from the French word "rouler", meaning "to roll".
context_section_description: Some roulades consist of cake (often sponge cake) baked in a flat pan rolled around a filling. Cake rolled around jam, chocolate buttercream, nuts or other fillings, is an example of a sweet roulade like the bejgli or the Swiss roll. The bûche de Noël or "Yule log" is a traditional French Christmas cake roll, often decorated with frosting made to look like bark. 
  Another form of non-meat roulade consists of a soufflé-type mixture baked in a flat pan rolled around a filling.
caption: A slice of cake roulade
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