It's a tough job, but someone has to do it.

New to Bath and keen to get stuck in to all things local, the lure of two of the city's best known sweet treats was too great to ignore. I just HAD to have a Bath Bun or Sally Lunn - but which to choose?

Few Bathonians in the office admitted to having tasted either of them so buying both and taste testing them would give others a chance to try them, too. Because buns that are so closely associated with Bath deserve our attention, right?

So off I trotted into Bath city centre to Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House and The Bath Bun teahouse and take out for a sample of their wares (duly bought and paid for) to bring back to the office.

On a day lashed with rain but with a couple of buns to eat office life was beginning to look a lot sweeter.

For those of you who have gaping holes in your knowledge of buns from Bath here's some background information before I present my Bath Bun v Sally Lunn verdict:

What is a Bath Bun?

The Bath Bun is small and sweet and is laced with sugar and fruit.

The story goes that Dr William Oliver, who was born in Cornwall in 1695, created the sweet-flavoured Bath Bun for his patients. (The buns were so successful his patients started putting on weight, so Dr Oliver came up with the less fattening and much plainer Bath Oliver biscuits).

What is a Sally Lunn?

A Sally Lunn is a lot bigger than a Bath Bun and is more like a plain French brioche or French festival bread. It is baked to a secret recipe.

The Sally Lunn eating house does a great job in explaining how it believes the bun came to Bath:

What do they look like?

BATH BUN: A lot smaller and flatter than the Sally Lunn, the Bath Bun has a sticky top laced with sugar crystals and fruit.

SALLY LUNN: This is twice of size of the Bath Bun and looks like a very large and plain soft bread roll.

What do they taste like?

BATH BUN: More dense that a Sally Lunn, but still light. It was very sweet. Mine came with an extra clump of sugar inside, too.

SALLY LUNN: If you've tasted brioche then this isn't too dissimilar, with a buttery taste. It has a light, airy texture . Toasting is recommended.

And the result?

As someone who has less of a sweet tooth than most, the Sally Lunn wins hands down for me. It's not as sweet as the Bath Bun, but is light with a rich, buttery taste. Even though I ate it without the recommended toasting and without butter, jam or savoury fillings, I could have kept on eating it. It was also great value for money, too.

The Bath Bun was tasty, but it was overly sweet for my liking. And when I sliced it open the sugar crystals and fruit slid off the slightly sticky top. The crater of sugar inside was a turn-off too, but the bun did manage to win over a few of my colleagues in the office who said they preferred it to the Sally Lunn.

How much are they?

SALLY LUNN: A boxed bun to take out is £2.28. The box will keep the bun fresh for up to four days.

BATH BUN: A single bun to take out will cost you £2.

Where can I buy them?

- Sally Lunn's Historic Eating House, 4 North Parade Passage, Bath BA1 1NX.

- The Bath Bun Tea Shoppe and Take Out, 2 Abbey Green, Bath BA1 1NW.

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