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BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Madame Tussauds make a Greggs sausage roll waxwork
Madame Tussauds is best known for its lifelike waxwork figures of our favourite celebrities, but its most recent addition is a little bit take a bite out of this Greggs sausage roll because it's been expertly crafted out of wax to look just as flaky as the real sausage roll has been described as "iconic" by the museum and is the first food item to go on display in its own right. It'll be on show in the museum's culture zone throughout got us thinking - if you could see any snack or food item recreated in wax at Madame Tussauds, what would it be?Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Jo Kinsey, studio manager at the museum, said the Greggs sausage roll was a symbol of "British culture" adding "we just had to put it in our culture zone".She went on to say: "We took the process very seriously, making this creation the same way we make all our figures at the attraction."We can't wait for guests to be stopped in their tracks at the lifelike sausage roll - just in time for National Sausage Roll Day."Don't forget to let us know what other snacks you'd want to see turned into a waxwork in the comments below...
BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Greggs sausage roll immortalised at Madame Tussauds wax museum
A sculpture of a Greggs sausage roll is to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds waxworks world-famous attraction has said the pastry-cloaked processed meat cylinder is the first food item to go on display in its own elevates the snack to the level of a British cultural icon, sitting along celebrities such as Shakespeare and David Attenborough. Greggs said the company sells one million of the rolls every day. Jo Kinsey is studio manager at the museum and oversees a team of artists responsible for creating and maintaining the lifelike said the Greggs sausage roll was "synonymous with British culture - we just had to put it in our culture zone". She added that the artists put in "numerous" hours to capture every detail of the popular menu item."We took the process very seriously, making this creation the same way we make all our figures at the attraction. "We can't wait for guests to be stopped in the tracks at the lifelike sausage roll - just in time for National Sausage Roll Day."It will go on public display on 5 June.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Greggs' sausage roll gets it own waxwork at Madame Tussauds – as Brits chomp 365million every year
GREGGS' sausage roll is being honoured with its own wax figure at Madame Tussauds. The iconic savoury treat's effigy will be unveiled at the attraction for National Sausage Roll day next week. 4 4 It will be displayed on a regal blue velvet cushion, sitting on a plinth and accompanied by a plaque, which salutes the 'significant contribution it delivers to Britain's culinary heritage'. For a limited time, it will take its place alongside the likes of William Shakespeare, Sir David Attenborough and Stormzy at the London wax museum's Culture Capital zone, dedicated to those who have shaped Britain. Greggs chief exec Roisin Currie said: 'Seeing our sausage roll receive the celebrity treatment is a proud and slightly surreal moment for all of us at Greggs.' The model snack was crafted at Madame Tussauds ' London studio following the same process used for human figures. Artists spent hours ensuring it was correct in every detail. The plaque notes Greggs was founded in 1951 — and that 365million of its sausage rolls, each with 96 layers of flaky pastry, are bought every year. It is the first time that an individual food item has been so honoured at the attraction. Jo Kinsey, studio manager at Madame Tussauds London, said: 'The Greggs sausage roll is synonymous with British culture — we just had to put it in our Culture Zone. 'Our artists have put in numerous hours to capture every detail. The pressure was on to capture it perfectly because we know how passionate Brits are about their favourite pastry.' 4
New York Times
20-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
Sausage Rolls, England's Favorite Pastries, Are Better Than Ever
Parceling meat into pastry is a serious, time-honored craft in England. There are pasties, pies and Wellingtons, their myriad fillings tucked inside duvets of crisp puff pastry. But perhaps no creation is as beloved as the sausage roll. Unlike a pie, which is wet with gravy and requires a fork, a sausage roll can be neatly slipped into a pocket and eaten ad hoc. Made from a mix of minced pork, breadcrumbs, herbs and spices encased in deeply tanned pastry, it's a suitable commuter breakfast, teatime snack or even pub dinner, when paired with a ramekin of hot mustard and a Guinness. Apart from during and directly after World War II, when the British Ministry of Food reduced the required meat content of sausage from 80 percent to just 30 percent, the recipe for sausage rolls hasn't varied much in the past century. The pastry, most often puff, is laminated, which requires a laborious folding and rolling process to combine the dough and butter. Herbs and spices, typically including fennel seeds, fleck the minced pork to temper its fattiness. But today's English chefs have found ways to refresh the national favorite: At Farro in Bristol, the baker Bradley Tapp uses pork and wheat from the same nearby farm, milling his flour in-house. Others are experimenting with laminating their pastry with lard, for a nose-to-tail approach. At Layla Bakery in London's Notting Hill, the pastry chef Colton Dinner fashions sausage rolls from scraps of croissant dough and, in January, he introduced a vegetarian haggis version for the Scottish celebration Burns Night. Recent years have seen a broader uptick in vegetarian fillings. Hart's Bakery in Bristol serves a plant-based sausage roll stuffed with pearl barley and mushroom, while Fortitude Bakehouse in London folds dough around spinach and feta. High street sausage roll purveyors are also following the trend. The vegan sausage roll at the fast-food bakery Greggs, which owes its deeply savory flavor to a mushroom-based paste, is so beloved that it contributed to a 58 percent increase in profits in 2019, the year it was introduced. At the bakery chain Gail's, more pastries are now filled with spinach and feta than with pork each day. While the pastries can be found from coast to coast, sausage rolls in the capital are both plentiful and varied — and their devotees are die-hard. Here, creative Londoners share their favorite spots. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
