Paris buns are a sweetened breadlike cake similar to currant buns. Paris buns are popular in poorer areas of Scotland and Ireland for being cheap and filling.
In popular culture
John Dufresne included the story 'Lemonade & Paris Buns' in his 2005 short story collection Johnny Too Bad.
Paris buns are mentioned in the sitcomRab C. Nesbitt, given to supporting characters by the eponymous hero instead of mignon morceaux, tortilla chips and onion bhajis, being "none ae that foreign junk food crap: this is your traditional Scottish junk food crap."