People are just realising there’s a meaning behind the patterns on the Greggs pastries & say their minds are blown
WHEN hunger strikes, or you’re in need of a quick and cheap bite, Greggs is always the answer.
With a huge variety of scrumptious pastries like steak bakes, sausage rolls and vegetable bakes, they’ve got something for everyone, with each baked goodie boasting its own flavour.
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Instagram/@samquek13Strictly Come Dancing star Sam Quek recently shared the fascinating fact on Instagram[/caption]
But, despite the bakery chain being a firm high street favourite for several decades, it’s only now that fans are catching on to a mind-blowing detail.
The hidden key to identifying the pastry lies in the pattern on its top – a piece of fascinating information recently highlighted by none other than Strictly Come Dancing star, Sam Quek.
In her Instagram feed, while devouring one of their iconic sausage rolls, the 36-year-old beauty disclosed: “I was today years old when I ONLY just realised each pasty has a different pattern to tell you what it is.”
A closer look at the snapshot revealed the handy guide outlined right on Greggs‘ signature packaging, with popular bakes listed alongside their corresponding pastry designs.
This revelation sparked a huge conversation online, as evidenced by the post racking up over 4,200 likes.
The comments section was packed with different reactions.
One person said: “A worker at Greggs told me this some years ago. My mind was also blown. I had a Katsu Chicken bake, today. Oh my.”
Another was gobsmacked, writing: “Omg I didn’t know this either?!”
While yet another commented: “I have never looked at the bag – just the contents.”
If you’re wondering about the significance of those pastry patterns, here’s what foodies need to know:
Diagonal slits – steak bakes
Wavy horizontal lines – chicken bakes
V-shape marking – cheese and onion bakes
Straight, horizontal lines – sausage and baked bean melts
Next time you pop in to snap up your favourite bake, you might just give it a closer look.
It’s said that Greggs employees are trained to recognise the markings, so they know what’s inside before serving the hungry customers.
What is included in Greggs' limited menu?
THE bakery chain is operating a limited menu to protect staff and customers from coronavirus.
Breakfast – served until 11am
Bacon
Sausage
Omelette
Bacon & Sausage
Bacon & Omelette
Sausage & Omelette
Porridge
(Simply Creamy / Apple & Cinnamon / Golden Syrup)
Pain au Chocolat
All Butter Croissant
Sandwiches
Ham & Cheese Baguette
Tuna Crunch Baguette
Roast Chicken & Bacon Club Baguette
Roast Chicken Mayonnaise Baguette
Mature Cheddar Cheese Salad Baguette
Chicken Tandoori Baguette
Mexican Chicken Baguette
Honey Roast Ham Salad Baguette
Mature Cheddar Cheese Ploughman’s Oval Bite
Chargrill Chicken Oval Bite
Mexican Chicken Oval Bite
Drinks & snacks
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate
Full range of Cold Drinks
Selected Crisps
Savouries
Sausage Roll
Vegan Sausage Roll
Vegan Steak Bake
Steak Bake
Chicken Bake
Sausage, Bean & Cheese Melt
Cheese & Onion Bake
Bacon & Cheese Wrap
Three Cheese Pizza
Three Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza
Sweet treats
Novelty Biscuit
Gingerbread Man
Chocolate Chunk Shortbreads
Caramel Shortbreads
Milk Chocolate Cookie
Triple Chocolate Cookie
White Chocolate Cookie
Jam Doughnut
Caramel Custard Doughnut
Sugar Strand Doughnut
Triple Chocolate Doughnut
Pink Jammie Doughnut
Yum Yums
Mini Yum Yums
Mini Gluten Free Brownies
Greggs closures
Bakery chain Greggs is set to pull down the shutters of one of its Cambridge stores for the last time on March 31.
The shop is set to shut as part of the Greggs estate strategy, which will see the chain open more stores this year.
It already has over 2,500 shops across the UK including 500 with franchise partners such as petrol stations.
Staff at the Cambridgeshire shop will be relocated to nearby branches where possible.
The nearest shop is located in Station Square.
The Cambridge store is not the first Greggs shop to shut this year.
A Greggs store in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, closed for good on January 18.
The branch reportedly closed due to a dispute over rent, according to the Bucks Free Press.
Meanwhile, a Greggs shop on Foleshill Road, Coventry, shut forever on January 4.
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