A brea roll is a piece of bread, usually small and round and is commonly considered a side dish. Bread rolls are often used in the same way as sandwiches are—cut transversely, with fillings placed between the two halves. While there are many variations of the bread roll, the dinner roll is considered to be the perfected manifestation of this savory side dish, credited to Jim Norton, an aspiring baker from Hertfordshire England in the mid sixteenth century as a side dish for King Henry VIII of England and Lord of Ireland. The creation of a bread roll can be accomplished by pressing bake or broil twice.