jones1328 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 6 minutes ago, sidcow said: Speaking of Greggs elsewhere.... Greggs. The shittest Bakery ever that took over tons of better bakers and closed them down just to avoid competition. Now they have a virtual monopoly they peddle their inferior shite that at least used to me cheap but is now expensive and half the size it used to be because they've no one to challenge them. My god Starkeys was 4 times the bakers that Greggs are, superior in every product.. Three Cooks twice the baker. It actually makes me angry. I'd give my right arm for a Starkeys sausage roll. They were a thing of absolute beauty. And of any small baker does try to start up in their patch (which is everywhere), they just close them down by reducing prices or buying them to close down. Bastards. Talking of this, was Braggs a company that Greggs took over or did Greggs just change their name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 15 VT Supporter Share Posted August 15 57 minutes ago, jones1328 said: Talking of this, was Braggs a company that Greggs took over or did Greggs just change their name? Another taken over by Greggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 15 VT Supporter Share Posted August 15 6 minutes ago, sidcow said: Another taken over by Greggs. In Leeds they took over Thurstons. Which, tbf, was no better. But coincidentally (?), the really good Leeds baker (Ainsleys) went tits up at around the same time. Some of their shops were taken over by Couplands - who are truly awful, even worse than Greggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 15 VT Supporter Share Posted August 15 3 hours ago, sidcow said: Speaking of Greggs elsewhere.... Greggs. The shittest Bakery ever that took over tons of better bakers and closed them down just to avoid competition. Now they have a virtual monopoly they peddle their inferior shite that at least used to be cheap but is now expensive and half the size it used to be because they've no one to challenge them. My god Starkeys was 4 times the bakers that Greggs are, superior in every product.. Three Cooks twice the baker. It actually makes me angry. I'd give my right arm for a Starkeys sausage roll. They were a thing of absolute beauty. And of any small baker does try to start up in their patch (which is everywhere), they just close them down by reducing prices or buying them to close down. Bastards. the breakfast baps are OK...just OK. they're an improvement on the pre packaged shite you get in the likes of costa and these days you don't see many coffee shops doing decent, fresh, breakfast rolls. they always seem to be mass produced rubbish with bugger all meat inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 8 hours ago, tomav84 said: the breakfast baps are OK...just OK. they're an improvement on the pre packaged shite you get in the likes of costa and these days you don't see many coffee shops doing decent, fresh, breakfast rolls. they always seem to be mass produced rubbish with bugger all meat inside. Bacon yes, but their sausage baps are an abomination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 8 hours ago, tomav84 said: the breakfast baps are OK...just OK. they're an improvement on the pre packaged shite you get in the likes of costa and these days you don't see many coffee shops doing decent, fresh, breakfast rolls. they always seem to be mass produced rubbish with bugger all meat inside. 4 minutes ago, sidcow said: Bacon yes, but their sausage baps are an abomination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted August 16 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, imavillan said: This argument will run forever, but my take is: If it's soft bread, it's a bap. If it's crusty, it's a cob. Edited August 16 by mjmooney 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 My take is I really don’t care, if someone says cob, bap, bun, roll, batch I know what they’re talking about. It doesn’t matter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 1 minute ago, Genie said: My take is I really don’t care, if someone says cob, bap, bun, roll, batch I know what they’re talking about. It doesn’t matter. You're no fun anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Brummies always call it a cob 10 minutes ago, Genie said: My take is I really don’t care, if someone says cob, bap, bun, roll, batch I know what they’re talking about. It doesn’t matter. I beg to differ, especially when when you're mentioning baps now, that's a whole different meaning for me 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I am with Dave, regardless of the word, I understand the meaning. For me I use bap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 26 minutes ago, mjmooney said: You're no fun anymore. It’s about as much fun as the “debate” of which side of the toilet roll the paper should fall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 19 minutes ago, imavillan said: Brummies always call it a cob I beg to differ, especially when when you're mentioning baps now, that's a whole different meaning for me Fair one, I’ll allow that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 I think Cob is more of a Black Country, maybe west Birmingham word. Maybe it was more widespread and is retreating that way. I tend to think of it as more of a larger, rustic bun than a bap. Back to the Greggs breakfast baps. The bread for them is pretty horrible as well now I think about it. So yes, essentially the bacon is good........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 16 Moderator Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, Genie said: My take is I really don’t care, if someone says cob, bap, bun, roll, batch I know what they’re talking about. It doesn’t matter. A batch is an actual loaf of bread in many parts of the country So no, you don't, you just think you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 14 hours ago, sidcow said: Speaking of Greggs elsewhere.... Greggs. The shittest Bakery ever that took over tons of better bakers and closed them down just to avoid competition. Now they have a virtual monopoly they peddle their inferior shite that at least used to be cheap but is now expensive and half the size it used to be because they've no one to challenge them. My god Starkeys was 4 times the bakers that Greggs are, superior in every product.. Three Cooks twice the baker. It actually makes me angry. I'd give my right arm for a Starkeys sausage roll. They were a thing of absolute beauty. And of any small baker does try to start up in their patch (which is everywhere), they just close them down by reducing prices or buying them to close down. Bastards. Don't get mad, get even. My Greggs shares are up 10% in a couple of months, they seem to be doing really well, opening branches everywhere. Edited August 16 by stuart_75 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Always been a fan of baps 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 minutes ago, bickster said: A batch is an actual loaf of bread in many parts of the country So no, you don't, you just think you do If someone offers me a cheese or bacon batch I will not be expecting a full loaf of bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 2 minutes ago, stuart_75 said: Don't get mad, get even. My Greggs shares are up 10% in a couple of months, they seem to be doing really well, opening branches everywhere. Yes, it amazes me how many people rave about them. People do like shit food as we've covered here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Roll/bun - Southerners but universal enough to be a recognised term everywhere Cobs - Brummie, black country and much of the East Midlands Barmcake - Manc clearings in the woods Bread cake - Yorkshire clearings in the woods Muffin - Lancashire clearings in the woods Batch - Coventry and Nuneaton clearings in the woods Baps - Bewbies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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