When was it declared that burgers now had to come with brioche buns?
Posted by Pier-Head@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 459 comments
Was this spontaneous? It seems that overnight they came from nowhere.
ClumsyPersimmon@reddit
Watch your burger disintegrate before your eyes.
LostWall1389@reddit
They don’t disintegrate, where are u finding these buns ?
ClumsyPersimmon@reddit
Everywhere? Maybe it depends on the topping, if it’s something runny like sauce.
Natural_Dot7678@reddit
There are so many burger versions nowadays - it's so confusing!
Twybaydos@reddit
For a lactose intolerant person this trend sucks. Brioche contains milk so off the table for me. Sometimes they offer a gluten free bun instead, which tastes of sadness. I’m fine with gluten but the suggestion is that because I have one intolerance, I must have the food for all other intolerances, which is a situation I will not tolerate
The brioch
Top_Classic8445@reddit
God I fucking hate burgers in a brioche bun
fuk_ur_mum_m8@reddit
I love a good burger in a brioche bun
Dismal_Paint_7393@reddit
I am indifferent to a burger in a brioche bun
Dildo_Shaggins-@reddit
I am burger to an indifferent in a brioche bun.
heliumhussy@reddit
I love a good bun in a brioche burger
ActGrouchy5018@reddit
I am a brioche bun
Jeggasyn@reddit
I come from far away, i like to burger
trikster3000@reddit
I love a good brioche bun in a burger
CaregiverPresent5545@reddit
Bun
Banes_Addiction@reddit
The chosen bun will bring balance to the Force.
Ah-Thats-Life@reddit
I love a good brioche bun in a burger.
Dependent_One6034@reddit
In a burger? Or on a burger?
Ah-Thats-Life@reddit
In
Da5ren@reddit
Both of you should fight
Top_Classic8445@reddit
It's because of your lot this is happening. Take you brioche bun and stick it up your backside.
Rubber_duck_man@reddit
Amen
Dependent_One6034@reddit
Slightly toasted brioche bun is amazing. If not toasted - it's just crumbly cake.
Top_Classic8445@reddit
Take your slightly toasted brioche bun and get the fuck out of here.
Dependent_One6034@reddit
Just because you said that, I'm going to add extra butter to my butter bread - how about that.
Top_Classic8445@reddit
You filthy bastard.
Awellknownstick@reddit
Never and shouldn't have ever been
VamosFicar@reddit
Sugar. As American as apple pie... basically 'cake' is the description most of Europe would give to US breads. A brilliant French invention that got pulled through the US food mangler and came out wrong. Ditto for pizza and pasta. Name a food and they will put sugar in it or on it. Pancakes and syrup, anyone?
CuppaTeaToastie@reddit
Bane of my burger enjoying existance. It's a genuinely fun moment to open a menu and see "seeded bun" instead of the useless wet paper towel masquerading as bread that is fucking brioche.
If I want something sweet on my burger I'll add caramalised onion, thank you. I don't order a burger cause I want fucking dessert.
Own-Lecture251@reddit
Absolutely. If I'm cooking my own burgers it's seeded roll every time.
Hawk13424@reddit
I’m not a fan of brioche but also not a fan of sesame seed. Plain bun for me please.
OriginalPlonker@reddit
Plain bagels also work if you don't have too many toppings.
Own-Lecture251@reddit
I'm not sure the rolls I'm thinking of have sesame seeds. They're more sunflower seeds and maybe some tiny black seed things. Could be wrong though.
ultimateberk@reddit
Seeded brioche plot twist
CuppaTeaToastie@reddit
Made me chuckle ngl
Weekly-Nothing-2130@reddit
Dunno but maybe to avoid having to put butter in the rolls. Brioche rolls are very buttery.
Used-Flamingo-4320@reddit
A fucking men. Sick of it.
Plus-Sir-5149@reddit
Where have you been since 2011??
Pier-Head@reddit (OP)
Plodding along, just plodding along
Plus-Sir-5149@reddit
I guess you missed the donuts as burger buns thing too then huh?
Pier-Head@reddit (OP)
Wait. Wot????
Sad_Lingonberry_7949@reddit
I struggle to find a shop that sells regular burger buns. It's either plain brioche or seeded.
Usually shove it between 2 slices of bread. Poor kid burgers.
SpecialistMoney6070@reddit
What gets me is the amount of places that serve their vegan burgers in a brioche bun, so it ends up not actually vegan!
Top-Car-808@reddit
Brioche bun mandate act 2019, passed in the House of Commons, April 15th 2019, ratified House of Lords 19th Septemember 2019, with just two amendments.
Clause 15c 'All pickled gherkins must now be sliced lengthways instead of in circular slices, irrespective of arguments of convienence or practicality'
Clause 9, subsection 12 "Burgers must be skewered with a wooden device prior to serving".
EqualPie515@reddit
Brioche buns are the worst...fortunately they are not very popular where I live. People trying to do "fancy" burgers use brioche, and it always falls flat.
fussyfella@reddit
I really hate that trend. I do not want to eat my meat wrapped in a cake.
dirty_papercut@reddit
About 15 fucking years ago, obviously. They're on the way out.
KaizleLeBella@reddit
I'm allergic to milk and brioche buns are the bane of my bloody life. Can't wait for it to die a death. So many times I've thought I can have a burger somewhere only to be scuppered by a brioche bun
sara61wilson@reddit
Brioche buns and chips not included 🙃
andycoates@reddit
I swear the "doesn't come with chips" thing is a facebook meme that people think is true
CollThom@reddit
Try going to Five Guys. Lots of others the same too. Even many pubs serving food are guilty of this.
tobotic@reddit
Neither McDonald's nor Burger King automatically give you chips. You need to pay extra for them.
SpaceTimeCapsule89@reddit
If you order a meal at McDonald's or burger king it comes with chips and a drink.
I ordered a kids meal in a restaurant chain yesterday and it came with a burger and cucumber sticks. We were absolutely puzzled as to where the chips were and had to pay £4 more to get chips 😯
Ren1612@reddit
Things is... At maccies you choose a meal... But can also pick the burger on its own.... Which is cheaper than the meal if you don't want the fries/drink 5 guys just doesn't do meals and it's effectively build a mesl so this isn't an equal comparison
glasgowgeg@reddit
That's the point, if they bundled as a meal it would be cheaper than buying individually.
Buying a Big Mac, chips, and a drink individually is more expensive than if you buy as a meal at McDonalds, so when you don't have the "meal" option elsewhere, you're paying more.
Worried-Penalty8744@reddit
5 guys children’s burger meal is great for a cheaper meal there.
Single patty, but you can only add ketchup and you get a small fries and drink. £5.99 I think it is
stevoknevo70@reddit
I was in one in Newcastle during the week and the kids meal, choice of hamburger (+£1 for cheese) hot dog or grilled cheese (can add ketchup/mayo/mustard) mini salted or cajun fries, Innocent juicy water or mini soda (+£2 for milkshake) was £7.50.
Worried-Penalty8744@reddit
Sounds about right thinking about it, been a little while since I got one but considering the fry portion and that even the mini soda is unlimited freestyle machine it’s a reasonable alternative to the McMeal in my opinion
tobotic@reddit
But if you order a burger, it does not.
WillBots@reddit
Yes but a McDonald's cheeseburger is about £2 (I'm completely guessing, I stopped looking at the prices because they're so ridiculous) and a five guys burger is £5+ minimum plus more for cheese... I can get a meal for my daughter at McDonald's for £5.50 with a cheeseburger, 4 nuggets, drink and medium fries.
SpaceTimeCapsule89@reddit
Yes you can order a single item or a meal which is pretty common and obvious as the meals are priced one way and single items another way. These pubs and chains are putting a burger on the menu then asking you 'add on' stuff it should come with like chips. You'd expect in a restaurant for a meal to be a meal, not a single item.
We ordered a kids meal which shouldn't be a single item, it should be a meal. Hence the term kids meal!
Slothjitzu@reddit
Did it say “kids meal” though? Or something more in line with what it was, like “kids menu” or whatever cringey name they came up with that matches their brand like “little nibblers” or whatever?
SpaceTimeCapsule89@reddit
Good point, I can't remember!. It probably didn't say kids meal and said kids menu. I'm still annoyed regardless 😂
GraceForImpact@reddit
Which is a good thing. Why would you want to be forced to pay for chips whether you want them or not?
APiousCultist@reddit
You got that as a futile attempt to make the kids' meals healthier.
glasgowgeg@reddit
Both have "meal" options where getting a main, chips, and drink is cheaper.
PUSH_AX@reddit
Lets just shortcut to the end of this thread...
No restaurant gives away anything for free, its always rolled into the price of whatever you're paying for.
You'd think you wouldn't need to explain this to people.
PerLin107@reddit
Except the kids meal which does.
ryanhealy@reddit
With a considerably smaller portion?
RoboJobot@reddit
Who goes to Five Guys in the UK?
NeilDeWheel@reddit
Me, just had my first Five Guys burger. Was waiting to see Al Murray at the Palladium and there was one next door to it. My partner queued up while I secured a seat. I wanted a basic cheese burger and when she handed it over I was struck by how dense it was. The patties were cooked real well and tasted good, there were fried onions to add flavour but I wasn’t too sure about the cheese. It seemed it was the kind that was squirted on. The bun was somehow chewy, like a meringue texture. There were plenty of well cooked fries, too. So many I couldn’t finish them.
On the whole I did enjoy the burger, I was hungry and it filled me up, but the price is a real put off. £45 for two cheeseburgers and chips, oh and a tiny milkshake. It’s not a place I’ll be going to often.
excecutivedeadass@reddit
I live in Sweden and i didnt see anyone selling chips with burger, but burgers are delicious tbh
Due-Adhesiveness-744@reddit
Five Guys provide you a meal 's worth of Chips & a meal's worth of Burger. Imo, the 2 aren't comparable.
McDonalds provide you a burger that barely qualifies as food & the chips are so you don't realise how unfulfilling the burger was.
-TheHumorousOne-@reddit
Wingstop as well.
your-rong@reddit
Five Guys is in line with how American fast food chains operate.
Airurando-jin@reddit
Anytime I’ve had a burger in the last five years, I’ve always had to pay for chips to be included
MrReadilyUnready@reddit
The vast majority of burger joints I've been to do not give you chips. It's ok and pretty standard when the burger is sub 10 quid, but most of these independent or small burger chains charge £15+ for a basic hamburger at which point I'd expect chips included because how are you charging me that much for just a burger.
Raisinsandfairywings@reddit
Yeah it’s mental isn’t it, basically 15-odd quid for some mince! No matter how I look at it I just can’t get my head round those prices making sense from a customer’s perspective for just a burger with no sides.
zbir84@reddit
That mince comes from beef, it doesn't grow on the tree...
Raisinsandfairywings@reddit
I know, that’s why I said from a customer’s perspective. I can appreciate why mince is expensive, and also why mince cooked and served in the form of a burger at a restaurant is even more expensive. It’s just that as a customer £15 for a burger alone feels way too steep for it to be worth it for me personally. If that means that I basically never have burgers then so be it!
StatisticianUsual471@reddit
Its becoming a trend unfortunately
irrelevantusername45@reddit
A good thing. People should eat less chips, they have practically no nutritional value against the high calories and unhealthy oils. I don't know why people make chips such a staple when they have practically no benefit to the person eating them, it's crap food.
If you get served chips but you don't want them then you have two options; add to the massive food waste or ruin the healthier habits you're trying to build.
joohm@reddit
I want chips because they're nice not because they're nutritional
irrelevantusername45@reddit
Order them then
StatisticianUsual471@reddit
And of course pay extra when you do want them
Slothjitzu@reddit
You’re not paying “extra”, you’re just paying for chips separately.
A place that sells a burger and chips may well charge £15 or whatever. A place that sells separate items might sell a burger for £11 and chips for £4.
StatisticianUsual471@reddit
I'm still yet to find a place like that personally its been £15-£18 and your lucky if the chips are there
irrelevantusername45@reddit
Yes, why should someone who doesn't want chips, pay for them anyway? I asked the pub if I could get the burger without chips and they said "well it's still the same price"
A_Roll_of_the_Dice@reddit
Do some Googling, bud.
Slothjitzu@reddit
He’s not wrong, potatoes in general suck as far as nutrition goes and the added calories from turning them into fried chips makes them even worse as a food item.
A_Roll_of_the_Dice@reddit
It's really not.
Plenty of takeaways/takeaway-friendly places don't do chips as part of the burger purchase, and even though the burger is ~£8-£10 already, they'll tack on an extra £3 to "make it a meal" by adding chips and a drink.
Various_Ad2320@reddit
It's the culinary equivalent of 'you have to say winter festival, not Christmas '.
irrelevantusername45@reddit
Not nearly the same thing. Chips aren't particularly nutritious but high in calories and unhealthy oils. Many people trying to improve their habits are happy to eat a well rounded burger but draw the line at chips, and that leads to food waste or unnecessary consumption.
The54thCylon@reddit
GBK don't serve chips as standard, as one national chain example. So while it isn't universal it is a thing.
TheJonatron@reddit
If only, despite loving burgers I'll not go near the bulk of burger places that sprung up in Glasgow without doing the research.
RoboJobot@reddit
They certainly come with chips everywhere I’ve eaten in the UK, usually ‘skin on chips’ with an option for sweet potato fries
KalamariNights@reddit
I'm fine with this, would rather have just a burger.
The real problem I have with this is most burgers that come with chips are priced like they should have chips included...
ian9outof10@reddit
It is the pricing people have issue with, not the fact they have to also order fries.
strolls@reddit
There's a chain in Portugal that serve excellent burgers, but they come with a sauce and either rice or crisps (like Walkers crisps).
Looks like they may be adding more variety since I last ate there - you can have a poached egg and mushroom sauce: https://www.h3.com/ementa/
PsychedelicPistachio@reddit
I have yet to find a restaurant where they don’t serve fries with a burger
Lordhartley@reddit
Fries with burgers, not chips.
KeremyJyles@reddit
Chips shouldn't be included, I'm after a burger
blue_rizla@reddit
And why do all these hipsters have man buns and why are all these Kardashians so famous?
Any other questions from 2013?
IamFilthyCasual@reddit
Tbf I still don’t understand why or how did kardashians got famous..
gridlockmain1@reddit
I blame the happy slappers and Dappy from N-Dubz
blue_rizla@reddit
I don’t really get who you mean by “brigade” tbh, and I don’t really get what you’re blaming them for. But I agree that is a list of things from UK culture from the 2000s
gridlockmain1@reddit
Um I was simply joining in with the making fun of OP for being old man yells at cloud
blue_rizla@reddit
Oh I get you now, sorry
Dependent_One6034@reddit
It'll happen to you....
Specific_Tap7296@reddit
What the hell is sourdough?
MolybdenumBlu@reddit
An indicator of depression in amateur bakers.
thecleaner78@reddit
Obligatory man bun reference
https://youtu.be/tOrbVMnqK2c?si=8blpQTrsYpIP6J_3
Silly-Industry1527@reddit
Hey, guys! Check out this mustache mug I got from Redbubble!
Goldman250@reddit
Mustache mug? Don’t you mean, mustache tattoo on my index finger?
Utilitarian_Proxy@reddit
Yeah, should I trade in my Blackberry for an iPhone yet?
ConfidentGarage6657@reddit
I hate brioche buns....
billiabus@reddit
The reason they do it is because brioche rolls have a longer shelf life than regular buns.
It's a deal breaker for me though, although the worst experience was when I was served a pork and stuffing bap on brioche, I nearly flipped the table.
scarygirth@reddit
Place I worked used brioche buns and we baked them fresh every morning, so...no.
schooleydoo@reddit
“How’s your meal?”
“Great thanks”
TheClnl@reddit
Went out to a semi fancy pub to eat last night, one of us ordered soup and it came with a brioche. They didn't seem to mind but I was seething inside.
Dazz316@reddit
Plenty of places tear through rolls like nothing and shelf life isn't an issue. And even then, it's not that different.
sir_are_a_Baboon_too@reddit
Couple this with Gluten Free also containing egg in most instances ... and my Egg intolerance.
Basically can't have most burgers without them being lettuce wrapped these days.
Goldman250@reddit
That’s what they say, but I work in a fast food place that changed over to brioche buns a couple of years ago. The shelf life of the buns arriving to the store didn’t change at all when the changeover happened (still going out of date 3-5 days after delivery), it just means that they can have them sitting around in the depot for another couple of days before they send them out.
anotherblog@reddit
Yep. We’ve all been gaslighted into believing brioche makes a better burger by restaurants who want to save a few pennies in their supply chains. It’s BS. We want bread buns!
valkyer@reddit
That's just cruel and diabolical, were you warned about it beforehand?
AncientProduce@reddit
I dont know but i hate it.. sod brioche.
oldskoollondon@reddit
It's like eating a burger in a cake flavour bun. Awful.
It's what I imagine American bread tastes like. Premium, my arse.
djwillis1121@reddit
I swear people exaggerate this so much. When I have them I barely notice the sweetness, I certainly don't think they taste of cake
DEADB33F@reddit
Depends where they come from.
The ones you commonly see in supermarkets are awful just taste of sugar (eg St Pierre ones).
If you buy in bulk from a catering supply place eg. they're not overly sweet at all.
...The latter are the type most burger places use and like you say, they're fine.
Jimbodoomface@reddit
Maybe it depends how often you have sweet food in general. I dislike sweet foods more than most so brioche buns are really annoying
IronSkywalker@reddit
Reddit exaggerates it massively because everyone, particularly on the UK subs, has to hate everything more than everyone else
shornscrot@reddit
That’s because they don’t. They’re a butter bread with a hint of sweetness, much like a king Hawaiian roll. They work best for salty meats like ham to balance the flavor profile. I will agree with everyone, they’re not very good for burgers.
The_Bravinator@reddit
Hawaiian rolls are quite sweet! I lived in the US for a decade and a lot of the BS people say about it in here is untrue, but this one really is a matter of what you're used to, and very subjective. I was never able to eat a Hawaiian roll as a savoury item because they tasted so sweet to me. They may taste less so to you if you're American because your tastes are calibrated differently—my American husband and I differ a lot on this.
Bgtobgfu@reddit
I live in the US now and I swear trying to find a bread that isn’t either sweet or sour is a nightmare. I just get friends to bring me European bread when they visit.
Mavisssss@reddit
I visited a friend in the US and grabbed a supermarket egg sandwich because I was really hungry and I was genuinely shocked when I took a bite and it was like eating egg salad cake. Really dreadful!
Americans will say their bread isn't sweet, but it's definitely got quite a bit more added sugar than my Australian self was used to.
The_Bravinator@reddit
I learned to bake my own when I lived there! And I also wanted unsmoked back bacon so I learned to cure my own. I have so many skills that I hardly ever use now that I'm back here, and a lot of them revolve around trying to back-engineer a bacon sandwich. 😅
(Highly recommend this recipe—i find you can cut the sugar without it noticeably changing the outcome other than sweetness: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/beautiful-burger-buns-recipe )
Bgtobgfu@reddit
That’s hilarious
shornscrot@reddit
No, I agree that they are sweeter, they’re just sort of both walking down the same path.
dospc@reddit
I love the way you say king Hawaiian roll as if that's something most British people know lol
CaveJohnson82@reddit
I agree they don't but I'd hazard a guess that most British people haven't tasted a king Hawaiian roll.
Ren1612@reddit
Sugar is an ingredient for brioche and isn't for regular bread... For me brioche is awful and I'll actively avoid places that serve it with meat/savoury fillings
PUSH_AX@reddit
You know all fast food places use sugar in their buns right? Mcdonalds has 3-4g of sugar in their bun.
HydraulicTurtle@reddit
Sugar is often an ingredient in bread, if nothing else to activate the yeast.
But yes, they are a sweet bread.
oldskoollondon@reddit
If you don't generally eat sugary foods then they really do taste very much like cake. Different texture for sure, but still... Yuk. I don't want sugar anywhere near my burger thanks!
djwillis1121@reddit
Do you have ketchup on a burger?
Passchenhell17@reddit
Some brioche buns I've really noticed the sweetness and I swore off them for ages, but more recently they don't seem to taste as sweet. Probably just a brand difference.
I'd still rather not have them though if the choice is there.
djwillis1121@reddit
Yeah the ones we get from Aldi aren't particularly sweet
shornscrot@reddit
It’s a French bread dingus, and the food in America destroys your British slop
Ervaloss@reddit
How does food prepared in the US destroy another foodstuff across the Atlantic Ocean?
shornscrot@reddit
Our military industrial complex, combined with the DARPA program and $1 trillion plus budget, have made it all but inevitable. Iran tried to say that their burgers were better than McDonald’s, now look what happened to them
bill_end@reddit
What did happen to Iran? It seems to me they've fully embarrassed the "most lethal" army in the world and the elderly toddler in charge
dandorios@reddit
Having lived in both, it really doesnt, unless you consider pumping everything full of corn syrup a good thing.
shornscrot@reddit
Y’all wanna act like everybody eats pop tarts all day, it’s such a joke. You’re all little slander campaign you try to raise here on the internets is a farce. And to be clear there is nothing inherently wrong with corn syrup, other than consuming excess sugars in general. You all were consuming so much you had to put a ban on drinking soda pop.
Cocomacadamia@reddit
Mate, your food sucks and your countrymen are the size of small trucks. Your. Food. Sucks.
shornscrot@reddit
Yeah, that’s probably why we have over twice as many Michelin star restaurants as you and within 10 minutes, I can literally have every flavor of the world IN KENTUCKY, not New York City or San Francisco. Not to mention steak and lobster is considered one of the peak culinary experiences, while I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say “ boy I wish I could order a beef Wellington”
argument_cat@reddit
Here are some sources little fella.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/01/13/why-is-the-american-diet-so-deadly
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/2025/06/11/why-are-americans-so-unhealthy-part-i-is-ultra-processed-food-killing-us
https://www.newsweek.com/2021/12/17/americans-are-addicted-ultra-processed-foods-its-killing-us-1656977.html
argument_cat@reddit
America has the world's worst diet.
shornscrot@reddit
Username checks out, no need to argue with you, and I believe it describes your intelligence level perfectly
argument_cat@reddit
Uh huh.
Here are some sources little fella.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/01/13/why-is-the-american-diet-so-deadly
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/2025/06/11/why-are-americans-so-unhealthy-part-i-is-ultra-processed-food-killing-us
https://www.newsweek.com/2021/12/17/americans-are-addicted-ultra-processed-foods-its-killing-us-1656977.html
valkyer@reddit
As though getting diabetes is a life goal, not something to avoid
superioso@reddit
Burgers are essentially junk food, and as is the case with all other junk food, eat it in moderation to stay healthy.
bill_end@reddit
Burger isn't necessarily junk food. It's just minced beef and carbs, much like spag bol
A burger with salad is a decent balanced meal. Admittedly, once you start adding cheese, bacon, chips, onion rings etc it becomes decidedly unhealthy.
ConsiderMyTimbers@reddit
Do you think you get diabetes just by eating lots of sugar?
valkyer@reddit
Ahahaha whoooooooosh! T'was a joke about Americans being unhealthy as fuck.
Trust me, I know diabetes and how it works
ConsiderMyTimbers@reddit
What a weird reply
tmr89@reddit
Thank you for calling them out
Hawk13424@reddit
If a brioche bun tastes like cake to you, then you’ve had some shitty cake.
kara_bearaa@reddit
As an American yes we have so much cake bread. Brioche is basically that. There are only a few specific brands that don’t taste like cake.
MaxMouseOCX@reddit
Around the same time it was decided to use sweet chilli sauce when selling prawns rather than seafood sauce.
HashBrownsAreNice@reddit
As a vegan it's bloody annoying.
1HeyMattJ@reddit
Because it’s a SMASH burger mate. Want some DIRTY fries with your DIRTY SMASH burger. Stfu
bramley36@reddit
burgers invariably come with a mediocre bun, whatever type
creepinghippo@reddit
Brioche lacks the structural integrity to be a burger bun.
stepage@reddit
This is the exact phrase I came here for. Should be higher up. I want a burger in a bun, not a burger with the bun in pieces on the table
Careful_Stick2322@reddit
Brioche tastes like the shitty sugar filled, preservative laden ‘bread’ they get inThe US
Electronic_Wind_3254@reddit
I can't recall but I like them better than regular buns. They feel superior.
Hookton@reddit
At least a decade ago. I was hoping it'd have fallen out of fashion by now.
blue_rizla@reddit
Potato rolls are the thing that the new and exciting trendy burger joints are going with now. Brioche actually has fallen out of fashion.
banana_assassin@reddit
And yet when you try and buy burger buns at home you have a lot of Brioche choice but very little other. We often end up using soft white rolls as a burger bun at home.
27106_4life@reddit
You mean how Americans have been doing it for 75 years
blue_rizla@reddit
Yeah, basically. I’m not saying they’re a new invention. Neither was brioche. Neither are smash burgers or matcha.
meisobear@reddit
Pretzel buns too are fab
Piece_Maker@reddit
Yeah, fully agreed there. Lidl for a short time had pretzel buns in their bakery too so you could DIY it but they seem to have stopped doing them in my local one now.
AirconGuyUK@reddit
Way too dense.
Theratchetnclank@reddit
nah they aren't right for burgers.
Tiny-Sandwich@reddit
Good, because they're so much better than brioche or normal (?) buns.
I'll also accept a milk bun, but potato roll is king.
valkyer@reddit
Potato rolls?!? Off to Google
xander012@reddit
It's the way burgers were originally served
valkyer@reddit
Me as an ex chef, I've never heard of potato rolls before lol, unless I somehow know it as a different name aha
Lil-Ingy-Fock@reddit
Makes the roll vegan well ones we use, dry the fuck out easy tho
da316@reddit
Shake shack is potato rolls. They’re just a bit yellower and very soft.
Dr_Gillian_McQueef@reddit
The hairy bikers have a recipe for potato bread using mash. It makes excellent rolls.
GreenWoodDragon@reddit
Potato bread is the food of the gods. The potato makes the bread super silky.
Dr_Gillian_McQueef@reddit
I made it in loaf form first and the texture was fantastic. I used to freeze portions of weighed mash to knock a loaf up when we wanted one.
I must make some more.
GreenWoodDragon@reddit
Freezing portions of mashed potato is a brilliant plan.
shornscrot@reddit
If you don’t pay no tolls then we don’t get no rolls
audigex@reddit
RIP Dave
valkyer@reddit
Oooooo thank you! TIL
planetmatt@reddit
It's the bun Shakeshack uses.
xander012@reddit
We're talking 1950s US lol, or modern white castle. It's just a regular bun with some added potato flour for cheapness
CelDidNothingWrong@reddit
So the doc I saw claiming they were originally served in toast is just bs?
xander012@reddit
I mean, the begining of the burger is contested, there's the restaurant that your doc sides with, there's Hamburg's claim amongst dozens of others
ladyofthelate@reddit
God I hope this is true, potato bread is vastly superior to brioche and I will die on this hill.
miketopus16@reddit
I had a potato doughnut (not potato flavour!) in America and it was the best doughnut I've eaten in my entire life. Perhaps the era of potato starch dominance is upon us?
AirconGuyUK@reddit
Difference being potato rolls are actually good.
Oozlum-Bird@reddit
So the burgers come with chips built in. I think I could get behind this idea.
doctorgibson@reddit
This change happened over 10 years ago and OP is acting surprised
Ed495@reddit
Easy votes innit
tannercolin@reddit
Some of us aren't paying attention to the world around us
Noema91uk@reddit
Some of us are just expressing personal experience as absolute truths of the world 😂
DistrustPilot@reddit
They're less omnipresent in London than they were 5 years ago at least
StrawberryRoutine@reddit
It’s terrible and even if you want to make them home you really have to search for non-brioche burger buns. A travesty if you ask me
NoIndependent9192@reddit
Brioche buns are the worst for burgers. They fall apart and can’t hold the burger.
Frohus@reddit
brioche buns are bad but plain ungrilled brioche buns that soak all the sauce in and fall apart are the worst
Sirlacker@reddit
Toasted burger buns are the bane of burgers in my opinion.
Morganx27@reddit
Non-toasted buns, surely. I've never wanted a wet bread with my burger
Faysalu96@reddit
Holy fuck why are you guys so against brioche buns lmao
fantomas_@reddit
Brace yourself. The potato bun trend is coming.
dpr60@reddit
I’ve started asking for a gluten free bread bun if there’s no alternative to brioche with a burger, I can’t stand them. The only reason restaurants are doing it is because brioche can last a week without going stale and they freeze really well. It’s prioritising convenience for them over taste for the customer.
strider85@reddit
As someone who loves burgers but has an egg allergy, I want to curb stomp the fucker who has made brioche the default bun option
AppletheGreat87@reddit
It gets worse; at supermarkets they mostly sell brioche burger buns. I personally don't mind but my partner can't eat milk so it's additional faff to source good, fresh normal bread buns with sesame seeds.
Mammoth_Rule2818@reddit
Seeded buns are back in fashion, linseeds aren't a main allergen so have sprung up everywhere
House_Of_Thoth@reddit
Oh, The Great Bun War ... we don't talk about those dark days
CantaloupeGold4650@reddit
Beef wrapped in fucking cake. Not for me.
TomatoLess229@reddit
What kind of buns do you prefer ? Having a burger on a roll ?
mashed666@reddit
I find the brioche holds up better to the grease...
Hopeful-Climate-3848@reddit
Same cunts who won't stop putting salt in the caramel.
ultimateberk@reddit
The worst for me is getting a sticky toffee pudding with salted caramel, why destroy something so perfect
Hopeful-Climate-3848@reddit
Absolute wronguns.
Clbull@reddit
I actually low-key hate brioche buns. When a local fried Chicken chain switched to them from sesame I was like "nah"
Chickenhugga@reddit
It’s been about 10 years since it came along to ruin burgers.
It helped restaurant charge excessive prices for a burger because it had a premium bun. But to me, brioche smells awful.
Brioche can do one.
Terrible_Ad_7735@reddit
This stuff starts in London and gradually works it's way north. OP probably lives in the Outer Hebrides. I'm a kinda jealous they got to live this long with normal burger buns.
Frequent_Study1041@reddit
I do live on the Outer Hebrides and can attest that brioche has been the burger bun of choice for a long time.. seeded buns or floury baps from Brakes are the only alternative..
ActGrouchy5018@reddit
I do appreciate floury baps
QuentinUK@reddit
Nowadays the Outer Hebrides are populated with retired Londoners, especially those who have made mint for early retirement and in search of the Good Life, including Brioche Buns.
Gibber_jab@reddit
They’ve been in Manchester for easy 10plus years now
Chickenhugga@reddit
Yeah, I’m a filthy southerner and haven’t had a good burger at a restaurant in donkeys years
OldManChino@reddit
This has been a thing for a good 20 years tbh, since I was a uni, which was a long time ago
Leucurus@reddit
And they're so crumbly
Toadvine69@reddit
Brioche takes ages to go stale. I am sure that is half the reason places use them.
HollywoodBrownMusic@reddit
Brioche can fuck right off, you can keep your hippie burgers.
iamalittlepige@reddit
I actually like them, but judging by the replies here I think I'm a minority
AnonymousTimewaster@reddit
Don't worry I'm here to back you up. Live brioche buns.
If people actually despised them as much as this community clearly do then they wouldn't be selling them. This is clearly a reddit thing.
a_long_slow_goodbye@reddit
I like them, i've never had one "disintegrate" or taste like "cake" and tbf that does sound horrible. Been eating them for like 10 to 15 years. I find people tend to over react in threads like this.
Milk buns, those got popular like covid time? I prefer those, Sainsbury's sell them in a pack and 500g beef mince makes 5 smash burgers. Never had potatoe buns, would like to.
I_always_rated_them@reddit
You aren't, these kind of threads always go this way. People pretend to have a much stronger reaction to things than reality as well.
djwillis1121@reddit
I swear they're not even that sweet. Everyone says they taste like cake but I really don't get that at all
HairyMechanic@reddit
There must be certain brands that are extreme with their taste because i'm in the exact same boat - at least for the ones we purchase and use!
Yeah, they're a little sweet but it's not like i'm sat there thinking they're totally out of place!
iamalittlepige@reddit
They're a safe 7/10 bun! You can get better of course but I've definitely had some shit buns that have ruined the burger.
GreatChaosFudge@reddit
I like them too, I had no idea there was so much hate.
KnockOneOut178@reddit
It’s clearly just some reddit bias mate. Myself and others I know have nothing against a brioche burger.
I think they’re great.
FluteGunner@reddit
I love it. I’m allergic to sesame so can’t have burgers with normal burger buns.
Please don’t bring back sesame seed buns as standard 🙏
dreadedmanartz@reddit
My dyslexic ass read burglars and I was so confused.
Buddy9788@reddit
2010 hipsters declared it compulsory statute
Yorks59@reddit
It's the same people who are salting our caramel and making our honey hot.
It has been decided, by someone, somewhere.
tradandtea123@reddit
Just before I stopped ordering burgers in pubs
Bennjoon@reddit
They are superior to normal buns anyway
stowgood@reddit
It wasn't don't let this stand. It isn't too late.
ScaryButt@reddit
Adds unnecessary allergens to burgers. No I don't want milk and egg oh my bread thanks
Doralumin@reddit
For me it removes them; I’m allergic to sesame seeds!
a_long_slow_goodbye@reddit
Except sesame brioche buns are a thing. You can get them in Sainsbury's.
Several_Bluebird9404@reddit
I avoid brioche burgers like the plague. They are terrible.
mattdaddy2025@reddit
I refuse to eat burgers in brioche buns. You don’t put a sausage in a croissant and call it a hot dog so why this? *waves at a burger brioche monstrosity*
a_long_slow_goodbye@reddit
I like big cumberland sausages or bratwurst in a brioche hot dog roll. Cheese and ham croissants are popular in Europe (def in Sweden and France).
N4t3ski@reddit
Brioche is the worst thing to happen to burgers, ever.
Its like letting Rob Lowes character from Parks and Rec be in charge of burger standards. No thanks!
mdmnl@reddit
Literally .
"It's a hamburger, made out of meat, on a bun, with nothing. Add ketchup if you want, I could care less."
a_long_slow_goodbye@reddit
Idk that user seemed pretty upset at brioche buns.
sl236@reddit
…could you or couldn’t you?
mdmnl@reddit
It was a direct quote, so I had to honour the source
deathmetalbestmetal@reddit
Not only has it been a thing for years, but terminally online Reddit bitches have been whining about it for years too.
Away-Activity-469@reddit
Burger in a beigel is the way to go. Don't know why its not common.
aredditusername69@reddit
Because all the sauce and grease will ooze out the middle?
Shot_Net3794@reddit
Imagine a cheeseburger but with the buns are pain au chocolat
Merlisch@reddit
Hmmm. I wonder if that could actually work. As long as the chocolate is fairly dark ... Darn. Got lots of barbecued meat in freezer but no burgers. And I really want to know.
aredditusername69@reddit
No, it wouldn't. A little bit of dark chocolate in the meat? Maybe. Way too much in a pain au Chocolat though.
Gibber_jab@reddit
They was a faze in Manchester where hipster burger joints would but them in glazed donuts
notouttolunch@reddit
At the same time you had to start using a knife and fork to eat one.
NortonBurns@reddit
Burger taller than it's wide. I'm sure someone thought that was a great idea.
sl236@reddit
Lizard people and some snakes can dislocate their jaws to consume larger foods. Don’t stare, it’s rude.
NortonBurns@reddit
V
😉
TalynRahl@reddit
I don’t know, but whoever they are, they can fuck off.
Pretzel Bun > seeded white bap > Brioche.
Active_Doubt_2393@reddit
Oh it really annoys me, especially as it's often the only option when buying rolls in a supermarket. I just want bread, it doesn't need to be sweet FFS
Handsom_modest_Dan@reddit
I do not care for brioche
alpha232@reddit
I hate it. They tend to fall to bits easier as well while you're trying to eat it.
Ok-Buffalo1724@reddit
I'm so with you, why is this a thing now?
duvagin@reddit
probably to prop up the dairy industry and lose vegan customers
Secure-Property4926@reddit
I prefer brioche buns for burgers
Chlorophilia@reddit
Same. Reddit is the only place I've ever seen people get so upset about brioche buns.
thebrowncanary@reddit
It's the fact it's become so uniform. I don't dislike brioche but it's almost impossible to find a decent burger with a proper bun
Chlorophilia@reddit
I don't think this is true though? I think people are conflating a "shift to brioche" with a "shift to gastropubs". If you go to a street stall or greasy spoon then you'll still be able to get a 'normal' burger. But people are increasingly spending time in more upmarket places (e.g. gastropubs) and it's there you're more likely to find non-traditional burgers like those served in brioche buns.
mothsugar@reddit
zactly, it's like complaining that fish n chips always comes with a slice of lemon and tartare sauce these days, because you only ever eat it in pubs
thebrowncanary@reddit
Interesting point. I think I'm any restaurant, not just a gastropub you'll find a brioche these days even ones where there are marketing themselves as a "burger place".
I think Brioche is a trend that just hasn't seemed to have gone away
hoochiscrazy_@reddit
They're way better
Ok-Set-5829@reddit
Fucking finally. I was beginning to think I'm not allowed to enjoy anything.
Trancer79@reddit
Same here
buy_me_a_pint@reddit
I am not a fan of those brioche buns which come with burgers in pubs
Even on holiday if I order a burger for lunch, I take the bread out , as I am happy to just eat the burger and if it comes with chips/fries is a bonus.
SearchLightsInc@reddit
Riddle me this - all beef burgers taste the fking same and are far too big to actually pick up and eat
markedasred@reddit
In the south of France, near the Spanish border, there is a beach cafe called Le Rock Star. They roll the beef patty in to a sausage shape, and sit it in a slim short type of French stick called a Ficelle. Easily the finest Burger I have ever eaten.
ultimateberk@reddit
I did this one evening and the family preffered it to the normal
Immorals1@reddit
Unfortunately so.
I live in a village and my small coop has 4 different brands of brioche buns and no proper ones.
It's ridiculous, if a burger comes with brioche I won't order it
ultimateberk@reddit
I had burger for dinner earlier, went to coop for buns, left with brioche, same issue, no normal buns, coop own. Coop irresistable, st pierre, warburtons brioche
Barbarasco56@reddit
It was roughly the same Tuesday that everyone collectively decided they were "allergic to gluten" but "fine with a cheeky pint " The Great Brioche Proclamation was signed in a Shoreditch basement by a Frenchman wearing a beanie in mid-July. Since then, it’s been a legal requirement that your beef patty must be entombed in a sweet, structural-integrity-deficient sponge that’s been glazed with enough egg wash to satisfy a Victorian pastry chef.If the bun doesn't shine like a polished mahogany sideboard and stick to the roof of your mouth like industrial adhesive, it is not an authentic £15 "Artisan Experience"?
ultimateberk@reddit
Well said
arnipa2@reddit
i will get hate for this because... i actually still dont know why people hate mcd but, i love mcdonalds, there isnt a burger place near me that can beat it, primarly because they always do something weird to differentiate themselves from mcd... like just put the meat and the cheese between 2 pieces of round bread, no need to fuck with it and charge £15 for a £3 burger... anyway, the entire assembly of a quarter pounder with cheese, double cheeseburger and the philly cheesestack (when its on) are amazing... and the best part, they still use a proper potato bun so its not intrusive, i have been looking for a similae of mcd buns and i cant get one, its the only reason im ok shelling out a tenner there once a week
hime-633@reddit
I don't like them. Too sugary. Yet seemingly impossible to avoid.
DiscoDoberman@reddit
Since I got Covid, brioche tastes like cheese.
So I'm loving this trend, I get cheese breed with my burger.
BarbiePeonies@reddit
I like potato buns more and would like my burger to come with chips instead of paying for a massive side of chips
sl236@reddit
Now i kinda want a burger in a chip butty. Maybe with some bacon.
Pizzagoessplat@reddit
Isn't the latest trend "smash burgers?"
The brioche bun was a good decade ago
No_Jellyfish_7695@reddit
I don’t know but it’s the wrong type of roll imho for burgers
hoochiscrazy_@reddit
Brioche buns are way better. Heavy, dense buns are shite. You lot have awful taste :P
bristoltim@reddit
Why is everything in UK now drenched in sugar? Just like the USA.
Bolly_Eggs@reddit
They don't. They're fucking horrible
antlered-god@reddit
Not in my house they don't. Horrible things
grimbleskank@reddit
It’s because burger joints couldn’t get potato buns, or the McDonald’s style sugared buns.
olivinebean@reddit
If you have sesame seeds in the kitchen then any customer with a sesame allergy would be discouraged or not allowed to order a single thing from that kitchen.
It's a massive risk and sesame is one of the big 14
prustage@reddit
On a similar note when was the massive swell of public opinion that demanded that our ham was sliced so thin you could see through it?
NortonBurns@reddit
90s - to this day I can remember my mother-in-law asking, "What's that stuff called? It's like ham but it's wafer thin" to looks of incredulity from everyone else, before the chorus of "wafer-thin ham" & some audible face-palming.
AirconGuyUK@reddit
Was also a running joke on The Royle Family.
OverWorkedCorpse@reddit
easy solution, make your own burgers and use non brioche buns like some people already do 😂
AirconGuyUK@reddit
This as driving me mad at the supermarket the other day. I could only find good quality brioche burger buns, or ultra shit proper burger buns. There were no good quality normal burger buns.
Brioche doesn't even taste good. It's borderline cake.
theriddlr@reddit
I don't like [British] baps, American burger buns aren't sturdy enough for the 'fancy' burgers' weight.
SoggyWotsits@reddit
Everyone on Reddit likes to moan about brioche buns. I actually like them with a burger!
repair-it@reddit
Serves you right for choosing inferior American fodder.
Juicylucyfullofpoocy@reddit
Xxx c
andurilmat@reddit
Around the same time smash burgers took off
TomfromLondon@reddit
Was it declared that we need weekly posts on this?
ChoakIsland@reddit
The moment was captured on film.
Ok_Cow_3431@reddit
Are you posting this from 10 years ago?
HonkersTim@reddit
I dont really mind the taste of brioche too much, it's a bit sweet but whatever. However the structure just sucks for a burger, they're too damn soft.
bassplayingmonkey@reddit
I've finally found my people 😭. Get your brioche out of my burger buns.
WGIIURiiDEATHWISH@reddit
Maybe a decade ago
Different-Use-5185@reddit
I prefer a good potato bun myself
The_forest_sys@reddit
At a estimate from personal obsivation around February 2021 is when I started noticing it anyway.
due to the pandemic many people couldn't work in bread and bun mills from what I remember, so had to rely on premade buns that was already made before the virus and stuff that was already in shipping, in some cases I remember people using bagels for their burgers to.
it's could also be due to the fall and crash of customer gratification and attention span with people eating in restaurants due to not being able to durring COVID, but also because of the tier system would of had effect because during COVID because the only time you could eat a burger outside or as part of a establishment was either having a a garden to do BBQs as part of secretive gatherings or when you went to the pub and it was a teir 2 area which ment you can only drink if you ordered food.
Plus over time it's a changing times type of thing most people prefer brioche cus it's soft mostly unseeded etc and was brought into trend/generational shift by older gen z, which also means soon in the next I'm going to say 5 years at least places like McDonald's will do the same as the once popular seeded/Sesame buns were brought intot popularity by end of gen X or older millienials.
HerbieMoonrock@reddit
In my area, the buns were trendy a few years before lockdown but the burgers themselves hadn't changed much. Then during COVID, smash burgers seemingly became the backbone of our local economy and seeded buns were back in.
AuroraDF@reddit
I don't know but it drives me mad because I have a dairy allergy and most brioche contains dairy.
Just put the burger on a bloody roll.
Geek-Of-Nature@reddit
toby1jabroni@reddit
Ten years ago or so. They’re popular and they take longer to expire than regular buns.
You can find places that don’t use them, like Five Guys.
Useful-Sail-4203@reddit
have you only just moved back from a country where brioche is illegal? it's been the default for burger restaurants for like 20 years now
EhDinnaeEvenKen@reddit
In the pretentious overpriced yank-inspired instagram-foodie shitholes, yeah.
But now it's ruining burgers in normal pubs and diners.
Useful-Sail-4203@reddit
19.25 years for the pubs and diners, this isn't a new trend in the slightest, we've had this 'witty' observation on british subreddits for a decade and then some
EhDinnaeEvenKen@reddit
You must be in a particularly snobby or hipstery place then, because I never saw this brioche shite being served in normal pubs or diners until the last year or so.
Useful-Sail-4203@reddit
what's snobby about a bread roll made with butter and eggs?
yubnubster@reddit
Same with hot dog buns, why are they all suddenly brioche buns? Just way too sweet.
Middle_Net_3653@reddit
I've been sad about this for a decade. I just want a nice soft roll with sesame seeds on top.
TominNJ@reddit
One of my favorite breakfast places made pork roll (it’s a NJ thing), egg and cheese sandwiches on Kaiser rolls. They now use brioche buns instead of Kaiser rolls and they are decidedly inferior. Enshitification is creeping into facet of our lives.
meanpete80@reddit
God, the friggen cult of brioche.
Brioche and Texas toast make nothing better.
wineallwine@reddit
I'm really hoping that pretzel buns have the strength of force to overtake them
Ordinary_Tank_5622@reddit
Don’t know. I’m lactose intolerant, so adding in a brioche bun (butter) makes choices even more difficult for me. Booooo
barejokez@reddit
Worth noting that McDonald's has used brioche buns for decades. I don't think this is a new thing.
Funmachine@reddit
Brioche lasts longer so there's less waste.
OG_Flicky@reddit
Its shit you try to buy a bun from the shops and your choice is brioche, worst buns ever
MickHucknallsMumsDog@reddit
Is it an American thing? I only ask because a sweet bread bun with my burger makes me think of sweet waffles for a breakfast muffin. That can do one as well.
DogtasticLife@reddit
Americans ruining something else
viruswithshoes@reddit
Americans ruined the cheeseburger by forcing Brits to use a bread from France.
RoyofBungay@reddit
Anything is better than a cold limp generic sesame seed roll. If a brioche bun is toasted just so then all is good. Same with a bacon butty and cold bread or roll. Just say no to heathens who offer this culinary catastrophe.
thefooleryoftom@reddit
This must get asked every month. It's incredible.
Hefty_Anywhere_8537@reddit
I absolutely hate brioche! Why would you want sugar with a burger
Vequihellin@reddit
Probably around the same time people stopped making normal bread and everything became bloody sourdough. I'm sick of sourdough. I miss those sesame seed bloomers and proper granary loaves you used to be able to buy.
PresidentPopcorn@reddit
I literally won't order it if it's on brioche. I like brioche but not for this. Sesame seed bun any day.
bigjimsbigjam@reddit
Last Tuesday, you didn't get the menu?
Tony_Roiland@reddit
Around 2013. This fad faded away about 2020
FractionofaFraction@reddit
It's a guarantee that I won't order one, so maybe it's the restaurant industry's way of helping the environment?
Only use brioche buns, the demand for burgers - and therefore beef - drops, fewer herds are needed, less land is needed for grazing and less methane is produced, more natural woodland is allowed to grow, the Earth stops warming as quickly.
It's a cowspiracy.
Lacuetas@reddit
I was using these for homemade burgers. I have a pack unopened on top of my fridge dated bbe 6/10/25. No mould on them or anything, I'm not going to use them but I am curious as to how long I it will take before going stale or mouldy, if ever maybe if I get grand kids I could give as a family heirloom or something
DTH2001@reddit
I blame Marie-Antoinette
AgentCirceLuna@reddit
I scrolled through the whole thread looking for this reference.
MassiveBeatdown@reddit
Brioche is a fucking cake. It has no business being a burger bun. Burger buns are their own thing and designed to not turn into a pulped mess when saturated with burger juice. Brioche needs to fuck off back to the cake section.
Xenozip3371Alpha@reddit
I hate brioche buns, they're disgustingly sweet.
Ivy_Sinclaire@reddit
And they fall apart.
Deep_Banana_6521@reddit
Around the same time that people started worrying more about how their food looked rather than how it tasted. Seeded buns out, shiny brioche in.
Dd_8630@reddit
Because it's delicious so sells well. It was first a mark of fancy burgers, and now any burger is elevated by brioche buns.
DT400andTDR@reddit
Brioche holds together better than regular bread when there’s moisture involved. It makes sense for burgers.
wirraljeffo@reddit
the best place for a brioche bun is the bin
NortonBurns@reddit
It effectively reduces the number of burger places I will deign to eat in.
I do not want a sugary bun with my fecking burger.
danieljamesgillen@reddit
They are so disgusting they are big here in Greece too the combo of the sweetness with the mayonnaise makes me physically sick. It’s sooo bad.
Immorals1@reddit
Greek mayo is a bit sweeter than I'm used to, something Ive noticed the 4 days I've been in Rhodes so far
EhDinnaeEvenKen@reddit
A quick life hack for greek food.
When you're getting souvlaki or gyros or such, ask for tirokafteri instead of tzatziki. Game changer.
Immorals1@reddit
Shall do! Can't stand cucumbers so easy change for me
danieljamesgillen@reddit
Greek 'modern' food is pretty rotten imo. Their traditional meat and fish tavern stuff is good but gets boring quick. They've yet to learn how to make a good burger, or modern lunch menu etc.
CandourDinkumOil@reddit
Right?! Absolute nonsense that anyone wants sugar in their bread. At least give us the option—“which bread?” Like we do with many other dishes
Alive-Mail-2095@reddit
Since someone on my Facebook slagged of my proper burnt well fired roll n square and told me I'm going to get proper cancer :(
viruswithshoes@reddit
TIL what a roll and square is, I want to try that Lorne sausage now.
Eldini@reddit
Acrylamide is coming for your soul
robgriff69@reddit
Aye, Brioche can fuck right off
yzerizef@reddit
There’s a time and a place for it. On a burger in a pub is not it.
CaptainPerhaps@reddit
I have been unhappy about this for some time. It’s like eating cake with your burger. Would happily swap for a wide floury bap any day.
conradslater@reddit
I love proper sesame seeded rolls. A lot of vans just use plain baps that taste cheap
CreativeAdeptness477@reddit
OP doesn't know about the Great Brioch Council of Aught-Nine. Sad.
Critical_Pin@reddit
I've been converted to potato rolls .. but they're not easy to find
EhDinnaeEvenKen@reddit
It's a sign of yet more yank shite infesting this countries culture.
It's been worsening steadily for the last couple of years unfortunately.
jonschaff@reddit
After the Great Butter War, we signed the Treaty of Brioche with France. Small pockets of resistance still hold out in Cumbria.
shadowking432@reddit
Brioche burger buns are great, bring on the downvotes 🙃
davus_maximus@reddit
I also despise brioche.
ddmf@reddit
I understand the need for buns that hold together well, don't add much taste, are quite light so they're not much of a meal in themselves but why brioche - they're so sweet.
The best rolls I found for back when I made smashburgers were the cheap freezer pack of 24 you'd get in Asda, but they don't seem to make them any more.
Kaiser rolls or pretzel rolls are best at the moment. Heston Blumenthal's best burger recipe included a great bun recipe too, but a lot of faff.
FlatHoperator@reddit
Have I stumbled into an alternative universe? Half-brioche burger buns are so much better than the crappy dry sesame seeded crap that came before
djwillis1121@reddit
I don't get the hate tbh. I don't even think they're particularly sweet, the way people talk about them you'd think they were basically cake but that's not my experience at all.
Ok_Impact9745@reddit
The amount of BBQs I've been to in this country where the British public think that a shitty Warburtons soft floury roll is an acceptable burger bun.
Also the amount of people who don't think you have to grill the inside of the bun.
If you are one of these people I refuse to acknowledge your opinion on brioche buns.
EatingCoooolo@reddit
I don’t eat brioche buns it’s disgusting, I am not a fan of sweet and savoury together.
L-0-T-H-0-S@reddit
Assuming you're serious, Brioche began appearing on fast-food menus, with Wendy's being one of the first, introducing a brioche bun in 2013 for a premium bacon burger.
Mcby@reddit
Given there wasn't a single Wendy's in the UK from 2001–2021 I think this is unlikely to be the source. And it's not just a fast-food thing either.
SnakesParadox@reddit
I very much doubt Wendy's introduced brioche to the UK in 2013
OddSign2828@reddit
Similarly, I hate that the burger bun aisle in supermarkets is 90% brioche. What isn’t is just own brand low quality buns.
AmazingRedDog@reddit
Will just say it’s top tier if you cook the burger and toast the bun on a BBQ.
ashyjay@reddit
I used to love getting a good burger, but now I avoid them because I'm sick of terrible brioche rolls, can we move to a potato or even a sourdough roll.
Immorals1@reddit
Pretzel buns are the best
psynrg@reddit
See if anyone is offering Luther Burgers where you are. Honestly, bread in regular form, Brioche or just plain old burger bun will become a distant & unvisited memory
Burton3005@reddit
Yes to this. Brioche is too sweet for a burger. And I do have a sweet tooth and love a sweet pastry or a nice bit of patisserie, but not with a burger
mdmnl@reddit
Or a pretzel roll...
rustynoodle3891@reddit
You missed about ten years
TrousersTrousers@reddit
I like them if they are toasted/steamed, but often they're not and just taste like a poor cake.
The potato bun is best but not too commom here.
thecoop_@reddit
It’s not just the sweetness, it’s that they don’t have the required structural integrity. They’re just shit in every possible way.
turboRock@reddit
I think it's been a thing for a while. But yeah no likely. Potato bun is far superior
Only_Tip9560@reddit
Because we seem to have a bunch of chef who just want to make posh burger king.
AnyOlUsername@reddit
Brioche buns are practically a cake and should be nowhere near a burger.
hhfugrr3@reddit
I'm 90% sure that there exists teams of food buyers working within the food industry whose job is to find things that they can make the next big thing. That's why we get new trends that are suddenly everywhere, eg brioche burger buns, dubai chocolate. Sometimes it's whole cuisines - Korean food is suddenly huge and everywhere. I'm sure that's because Korean TV suddenly became popular on Netflix with things like Kingdom, All of us are dead, and Squid Games so the food people decided to muscle in on the action to give us Kimichi everywhere and put a Korean food counter in every big supermarket.
AdamGarner89@reddit
Waitz there are people that don't like brioche buns!? This is entirely news to me! huh
mh1191@reddit
I once had a burger between 2 chicken breasts at a spoons because they’d run out of bread. Wasn’t very easy to hold or eat.
Jim_Greatsex@reddit
Typical Reddit getting annoyed at a “fad” that started at least 10 years ago and works if the quality is good
ShrimpStuffAdmin@reddit
They last forever on the shelf compared to regular ones. Its as simple as that.
ReggieTMcMuffin@reddit
Up selling. Adding perceived value to increase margins.
Zerosix_K@reddit
When they started severing burgers on planks of wood and chips in tiny metal buckets.
Tricky_Meat_6323@reddit
Makes it sound posh so they can charge £15? Haa
Specific_Tap7296@reddit
When did vanilla have to come from Madagascar?
NortonBurns@reddit
Yeah, what happened to actual Mexican vanilla, I want to know.
Truth is, Madagascar produces most of the world's vanilla, with Indonesia a long second.
Fattydog@reddit
It’s so they can call it a gourmet burger and charge three times as much.
Because of this it is never going away.
Under_Pressure_123@reddit
If they were genuine brioche I could see the appeal of the sweet and savoury combo but instead they're always mega dry ?
Force-Grand-2@reddit
I just love a nice sesame bun. Hard to heat a good one.
lemonisrealgod@reddit
Love a good brioche bun but the issue is 90% of them aren't good they are cheap "briiche-like" buns and taste nasty,
gouplesblog@reddit
Urgh I know and I can't stand a brioche bun. Who wants meat (or in my case, textured soy protein) in cake? I don't understand it.
Give me a pretzel bun any day.
Pleasant_Progress844@reddit
It sucks, I have an egg allergy. Been a decade of no burgers for me.
Eldini@reddit
A lot of restaurants will use a vegan brioche for this reason.
Very similar taste but fewer allergens
timangus@reddit
Also skin-on-fries aka not peeling potatoes is an opportunity to cut costs.
Plus_Pangolin_8924@reddit
Never had a bad brioche bun but had many many naff “burger” buns that seem to be made from sand glued together. Although I do prefer them to be slapped into a normal roll though.
UrMomDotCom666@reddit
i love brioche buns. but i'm also someone who likes sweet and savoury mixed, so it works out for me.
StereotypicallBarbie@reddit
Burgers do not belong in sweet buns.. tank!
britinnit@reddit
Brioche buns are fucking minging.
Latenightreveller@reddit
I think the reason probably is that brioche buns are longer life for storage so economic for restaurants. Remember the sesame seed burger buns?
Alternative-Gur5890@reddit
And what’s going on with the colour of that dress? And selfie sticks - who thought they are a good idea?
Amarita_Sen@reddit
"And selfie sticks - who thought they are a good idea?"
People without friends to take pictures of them!
Independent-Try-3080@reddit
Also measuring the quality of burger by amount of grease it produces. No one likes a dry burger, but there’s too much emphasis on burgers swimming in grease being ‘quality’
jaydeeis@reddit
I read this as burglars. I guess it would take the sting out of being burgled.
chease86@reddit
Its been a thing for quite a while, TV chefs started making them sound like the best thing since sliced bread and so takeaways started to use them, then people started using those takeaways more to try out the 'new and exciting' ingredient that they'd seen Gordon Ramsey or whoever using and so then other shops do the same to try and compete.
Then by the time people realise its nothing all that special there are so few options for NON-brioche breading that it gives the false impression that brioche is the most popular bread type and it just keeps going from there.
lucyloochi@reddit
They seem very sweet to me
bigtzadikenergy@reddit
I think this originated from Heston Blumenthal during his In Search of Perfection TV series in 2006 and slowly spread from there. Personally I do think it works well, particular when offset by an acidic component like pickles or pickled onion. Though potato based buns are great too.
oily_fish@reddit
Extra question: when did we start saying pickles instead of gherkins?
whatrachelsaid@reddit
Brioche buns are much nicer than burger buns.
Fruitpicker15@reddit
I like brioche on its own but not for burgers. They're inevitably too dry and the sugar ruins my appetite as soon as I start eating.
Kizzieuk@reddit
I want a proper bun and I want it toasted like Wimpy always did.
FogduckemonGo@reddit
I like brioche but I prefer sourdough buns :))
Glozboy@reddit
And the buns had to be a smaller circumference than the burger.
arenaross@reddit
How is 2015 working out for you?
Professional-Test239@reddit
Regrettably we've been putting beef inside sponge cake for quite a while now.
Warm-Reference-4965@reddit
Brioche bun burgers and chips served in a tin can. An abomination.
ActionBirbie@reddit
Food Hipsters.
quick_justice@reddit
Brioche bun was introduce for burgers that have a lot of tangy/acidic in them, as it offsets it nicely and improves the taste. Has nothing to do in e.g. classic cheeseburger.
But some stupid cooks don’t know when to stop.
franki-pinks@reddit
Agreed. Brioche buns are wank for burgers.
First-Lengthiness-16@reddit
I think it is a way to trick adults into thinking burgers are an acceptable food item to eat.
AffectionateTrash146@reddit
Love Popeye's chicken, hate their burgers because all I smell when I raise to my face is butter. Also they get way greasier.
yesbutnobutokay@reddit
A brown bap from Wimpy for me please.
Mega_whale@reddit
I think 2015 was the start
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