Dutch crunch
The San Francisco Bay Area and broader California name for tiger bread — a roll or loaf with a distinctive crackled, mottled crust created by applying a rice-flour paste before baking.
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The San Francisco Bay Area and broader California name for tiger bread — a roll or loaf with a distinctive crackled, mottled crust created by applying a rice-flour paste before baking. As the bread rises in the oven, the topping splits into a crunchy, irregular pattern resembling tiger or giraffe markings. The term 'Dutch crunch' is deeply regional; in the UK the same bread is sold as tiger bread or giraffe bread, and most Americans outside California won't recognize the name.
I always order my deli sandwich on Dutch crunch — that crackly crust is worth the extra mess.
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(US) tiger bread.
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