2007-04-03 04:39:43 · 11 answers · asked by Firefox 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
They're buns that are eaten hot and have a cross on the top.
2007-04-03 04:43:21 · answer #1 · answered by M1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a christian thing, what with Jesus being hung on the cross at Easter. The cross being represented in the cross on the bun. They are called hot, as they taste better that way..
2007-04-03 05:17:56 · answer #2 · answered by chripps 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The buns are best served hot, and the cross is the sign of Jesus, which of course is what Easter is all about.
2007-04-03 08:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by lesrob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many historically Christian countries, the buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, with the cross standing as a symbol of the crucifixion. Their ingredients mean that people who are following lent are able to eat them as they traditionally contain no eggs or other dairy products. They are believed by some to pre-date Christianity, being allegedly used in rituals in paganism. However, there is no original evidence for this origin, and the first recorded use of the phrase is not until 1733. Another urban myth is that the Christian church in England attempted to ban them, but they were too popular, and instead Elizabeth I passed a law permitting their consumption, but only on particular religious occasions such as Easter and Christmas.
The rolls were merely cut on top to allow for expansion and the roll then ended upwith a "Cross" on top. They WERE cooked for lenten meals, but the cross was a sort of 'extra'.
2007-04-03 04:50:45 · answer #4 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I am assuming you are asking why hot cross buns are so called. The main word in it is cross and it is Easter and it is then that Jesus died on the cross. Hot, presumably because they are usually toasted!
2007-04-03 05:13:56 · answer #5 · answered by kaleidoscope_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the bun has a cross on and traditionally they were eaten hot.I think the original buns were made rather differently to those made nowadays.They are a sybolic reference to the Last Supper.i
2007-04-03 04:54:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you noticed that the icing forms a cross on each bun?
2007-04-03 04:49:37 · answer #7 · answered by gulfbreeze8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were sold by street vendors that kept them hot. there is a cross cut into the top to symbolize the cross of Christ.
2007-04-03 04:43:49 · answer #8 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, difficult one this. Give you a clue! Good Friday & a cross. Ring any bells?
Oh well it woz werf a try...
2007-04-03 09:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
spell check and re ask question don't make since
2007-04-03 04:43:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋