Etymological query

[dsrtao]

Does anyone *not* in my family use the term "bulka" to describe challah made in a pullman-style loaf rather than round or braided?
In Polish it seems to mean a bread roll made with eggs, which is pretty close, and very likely the original source -- but I'm looking for anything in between.

Comments

[siderea]

I just saw your post and was going to say, I grew up with "bulkie roll" meaning per bread:challah::hamberger roll:bulkie roll. It was made with egg.

While I'm here, can I just whine a bit about the fact that my local Shaw's does not carry bulkie rolls, while the Giant Eagle in, um, I think it was Portersville, did? My mom has a tradition of using stale bulkie rolls for the breadcrumbs in poultry stuffing, which is delish.