Talk:Yule log (cake)

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English Translation?[edit]

Really great entry, but I have one question. The opening sentences says "as the name indicates," although there is no english translation mentioned. Is a rough translation possible? I'm assuming 'Buche' means 'log' so maybe the line could be edited to read 'roughly translated the name is 'Christmas Log,' and as that name indicates it is...' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.212.99.11 (talk) 15:28, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Quebec only?[edit]

OK, I am no expert on the matter, but the cake concept of a Yule log is not particular to Quebec and its origins go back to at least France, where, as far as I know, it is still a popular Christmas dessert. I think this article should get some major editing/revisions which I cannot provide...--132.206.150.33 18:31, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd also say that I've been eating yule log at christmas since as far back as I can remember, and I'm the in the UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.42.222.194 (talk) 13:36, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't the traditional filling not chocolate but chestnut?[edit]

I stayed with a French family of gastronomes for Christmas 1980, and they were sticklers for tradition. One of these was Bûche de Noël as the end of midnight supper-- made with a marron (chestnut) filling. They laughed at my American ignorance in expecting chocolate based on its appearance. This is completely different from what the English call a Swiss role.It's true the Swiss and Belgians consume chocolate at every opportunity, and the French put it in petit pain, but I was told that it's not part of the veille de Noël tradition. Bookjacket (talk) 05:47, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

UK and English-speaking Commonwealth[edit]

I've removed this sentence:

In the United Kingdom, and many English speaking Commonwealth countries, this Buche de Noel or Yulelog is usually called a chocolate Swiss Roll or a chocolate log^{[according to whom?]}.

There is no reference cited, and my observation is that there are large numbers of products called yule logs on sale in the UK. StephenDawson (talk) 10:38, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

About the opening of this article[edit]

Why does this article just say that this dish is served in France near Christmas? There is a dish which resembles this called a "chocolate log" or "Christmas log" which gets served in the United Kingdom near Christmas and the icing may be decorated with plastic robins. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 22:12, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Bûche de Noël chocolat framboise maison.jpg to appear as POTD[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Bûche de Noël chocolat framboise maison.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 24, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2014-12-24. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:06, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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A Yule log cake made of chocolate sponge cake, filled with raspberry jam, and decorated to resemble its namesake. Such cakes, known as bûche de Noël in French, are traditional desserts served near Christmas in France and several of its former colonies.Photograph: Jebulon

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