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==Origins== Roman spice traders introduced the Sri Lankan cinnamon spice to Europe.{{Cn|date=February 2025}} The spice later began to be used in Swedish pastries, with the modern ''kanelbulle'' ({{literal translation|'[[wiktionary:kanel#Swedish|cinnamon]] [[wiktionary:bulle#Swedish|bun]]'}}) being created after the first world war. Since 1999,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hembakningsradet.com/about/|title=Om oss|date=September 12, 2014|work=Hembakningsrådet|access-date=October 4, 2017|language=sv-SE|archive-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628184555/http://hembakningsradet.com/about/|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/mat-dryck/sa-blev-kanelbullen-det-mest-svenska-av-alla-bakverk/|title=Så blev kanelbullen det mest svenska av alla bakverk – DN.SE|date=2017-10-04|work=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|access-date=2017-10-04|language=sv-se}}</ref> October 4 has been promoted as [[Cinnamon Roll Day]] (''Kanelbullens dag''), a national theme day, acknowledged by a significant portion of the Swedish population. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kanelbullensdag.se/ |title=Kanelbullens Dag 4 Oktober |publisher=Kanelbullensdag.se |access-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830181011/http://www.kanelbullensdag.se/ |archive-date=August 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sweden.se/culture/cinnamon-buns/|title=Kanelbullar|publisher=Sweden.se|access-date=March 25, 2013|archive-date=November 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108084233/http://sweden.se/culture/cinnamon-buns/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Swedish kanelbulle dough typically also contains [[cardamom]] (powder or buds), giving it a distinctive flavour.{{Cn|date=February 2025}} The size of a cinnamon roll varies from place to place, but many vendors supply a smaller size about {{convert|5|cm|sp=us}} in diameter and a larger size about {{convert|10|cm|abbr=on|sp=us}} to a side. The larger variety can be found in [[Finland]], called [[Pulla|''korvapuusti'']] ({{literal translation|a '[[wiktionary:cuff#Etymology 2|cuff]] on the ear'}}, {{abbr|fig.|figuratively}} "pulling someone's ear for disciplining"), where it can be up to {{convert|20|cm|abbr=on|sp=us}} in diameter and weigh up to {{convert|200|g|abbr=on|sp=us}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Korvapuusti in Finland<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=40011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226233802/http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=40011 |archivedate=February 26, 2008}}</ref> [[Haga, Gothenburg|Haga]], a district in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden, is well known for its very large cinnamon rolls. These cinnamon rolls are called ''hagabullar'' or ''Queen of the Kitchen''. ''Hagabullar'' are usually {{convert|30|cm|in|sp=us}} or more in diameter and are, despite their size, not considered a communal roll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanelbullar.se/ |title=Kanelbullar.se |publisher=Kanelbullar.se |access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref>
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