A flat, spiral-shaped currant bun sprinkled with sugar.
〈英〉切尔西葡萄干圆面包
Example sentencesExamples
I did feel better on the diet (done as experiment rather than to lose weight) but found it tricky to avoid cakes (mmmmmmmm… Chelsea buns).
This year it was his chocolate chip and toffee and banana muffins, Easter biscuits, crusty and soft rolls, Chelsea buns, and large crusty cobs which caught the adjudicator's eye resulting in a cache of trophies.
You can buy a complete lunch in Benjy's, complete with shrink-wrapped Chelsea bun, for less than the price of a Pret Brie, tomato and basil baguette.
The Chelsea bun contained fruit, but the reason for the name was obscure to me.
Origin
Early 18th century: named after Chelsea, where such buns were originally made.