Rolls

The most obvious difference between rolls and full-sized loaves is that rolls have a much higher crust-to-crumb ratio than a slice of bread. This textural quality is very important when you eat rolls along with a soup or stew, pleasantly contrasting with the mouthfeel of these foods. And the way I look at things, anything that broadens the taste and texture experience is a plus. Rolls are also easy to break in half for that all-important task of cleaning the dish as you finish off a bowl of soup or sop up a splash of gravy.