Roulade
A roulade (/ruːˈlɑːd/) 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". Meat. A meat-based roulade typically consists of a slice of steak rolled around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, or other meats. A roulade, like a braised dish, is often browned then covered with wine or stock and cooked. Such a roulade is commonly secured with a toothpick, metal skewer or a piece  of string. The roulade is sliced into rounds and served. Of this common form, there are several notable dishes: Involtini. In Italian cuisine, roulades are known as "involtini" (singular "involtino"). "Involtini" can be thin slices of beef, pork, or chicken rolled with a filling of grated cheese (usually Parmesan cheese or Pecorino Romano), sometimes egg to give consistency and some combination of additional ingredients such as bread crumbs, other cheeses, minced prosciutto, ham or Italian sausage, mushrooms, onions, garlic, spinach, "pinoli" (pine nuts), etc. "Involtini" (diminutive form of "involti") means "little bundles". Each "involtino" is held together by a wooden  toothpick, and the dish is usually served (in various sauces: red, white, etc.) as a second course. When cooked in tomato sauce, the sauce itself is used to toss the pasta for the first course, giving a consistent taste to the whole meal. In southern parts of Italy such as Sicily, where fish are a more plentiful element of cuisine, "involtini" can sometimes be made with fish such as swordfish. This term encompasses dishes like "braciole" (a roulade consisting of beef, pork or chicken usually filled with Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and eggs) and saltimbocca. Pastry. 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.