Wow Styles! I think you've found another difference between us and the Americans.Styles Bitchley wrote:Actually, it's "hot cross buns." Where I'm from, we traditionally eat them at Easter. There's a cross on top of the bun that is probably supposed to be a reference to Christ's crucifixion.James J. Walters wrote:Notice, however, in the outtake that the line is slightly different. In the outtake, Agatha says, "hot crust" (?).
Naturally, more than you'd probably like to know is on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_cross_bun
I know never to ask for vinegar for my chips (or Freedom fries), that I must ask for HOT tea because tea may come iced otherwise (can you imagine Higgie asking Agatha is she'd like HOT tea), that when I want normal bacon I need to order Canadian bacon which we've never heard of in Canada, that pop is soda, not to ask for brown bread, that washrooms are restrooms (except in northern WA state and old movies on TCM)......but I never knew they didn't have Hot Cross Buns.
There's even regional differences at home. I had a girlfriend from Nova Scotia who complained that Ontario hot cross buns were not the same. Evidently down east, the cross is sweet icing vs. the baked on style, Styles and I know.
Do they exist on the continent Styles?
In any event, the outtake James refers to was likely removed from the episode, because if James didn't understand it, then the vast majority of viewers also would not.