A round, flat-ish
bread-type product which has the identifying characteristic of many large
airholes on the inside, which, when split in half and
toasted, make pockets for
jam or
butter to melt into. These airholes occur, of course, because this is a
leavened bread product, unlike a
biscuit. Common for
breakfasts. Certain specialty catalogs peddle really huge, flavored English muffins, but really, why bother, if the original is tasty enough just toasted with butter?
They are also an essential ingredient in english muffin pizzas, which are popular with kids because they can make their own, and work better than bagel pizzas because they don't have a hole for the cheese to fall through.