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[[Cueball]], [[Megan]] and [[White Hat]] are making a "Wikipedia Omniroll," a roll made by combining all rolls in the {{w|list of rolled foods}} into one large roll. The Latin prefix "omni-" is a combining form meaning "all" or "universal." Thus, an "Omniroll" would mean an "everything roll." The three are in the process of assembling this roll. The penultimate stage in the preparation till this moment was a "{{w|spring roll}} {{w|burrito}}" which ''probably'' means a burrito whose identifying ingredient is a spring roll (as a bean burrito is filled with refried beans), but could also mean a burrito in spring-roll form. The following step was to roll it in breadcrumbs and fry it, possibly as a part of a {{w|Rissole#Indonesia|rissole}}. Right now, they are wrapping the concoction in a {{w|cabbage roll}}. White Hat asks about the {{w|Fruit Roll-Ups}} layer, to which Megan responds that it goes around the {{w|cinnamon roll}} layer.
 
[[Cueball]], [[Megan]] and [[White Hat]] are making a "Wikipedia Omniroll," a roll made by combining all rolls in the {{w|list of rolled foods}} into one large roll. The Latin prefix "omni-" is a combining form meaning "all" or "universal." Thus, an "Omniroll" would mean an "everything roll." The three are in the process of assembling this roll. The penultimate stage in the preparation till this moment was a "{{w|spring roll}} {{w|burrito}}" which ''probably'' means a burrito whose identifying ingredient is a spring roll (as a bean burrito is filled with refried beans), but could also mean a burrito in spring-roll form. The following step was to roll it in breadcrumbs and fry it, possibly as a part of a {{w|Rissole#Indonesia|rissole}}. Right now, they are wrapping the concoction in a {{w|cabbage roll}}. White Hat asks about the {{w|Fruit Roll-Ups}} layer, to which Megan responds that it goes around the {{w|cinnamon roll}} layer.
  
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On the wall behind them is a picture of a cross-sectional cut through the Omniroll showing each layer. There seem to be 12 labeled layers that are broad enough to be seen in this large picture, but there is also a cutout that zooms into six thin layers, also labeled. If the drawing is to be taken at face value there are 18 different layers, and there should thus have been 18 rolled foods on the Wikipedia list when [[Randall]] made the comic; in fact there were 51. (These were: arctic roll, arem-arem, Bánh cuốn, Black sesame roll, Braciolone, Burrito, cabbage roll, California roll, cheese roll, chelsea bun, chiko roll, chimichanga, cinnamon roll, crescent roll(croisant), Dosa(food) , dürüm, Egg roll, Enchilada, Farsu Magru, Fig roll, Fruit by the foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gỏi cuốn, Kati roll, Khao phan, Lahmacun, Lemper, Makizushi, Negimaki, Nut roll, Pancetta arrotolata, Patishapta, pepperoni roll, Popiah, Rice noodle roll, Risoles, rolex(food), Rollmops, Roulade, rugelach, Sausage roll, Seattle roll, Sigara böreği, Spiced meat roll, Stromboli, Swiss roll, Taquito and Tofu skin roll). However, it is possible that the highlighted area is only for the layers they are currently preparing, and other layers are not currently shown.  
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On the wall behind them is a picture of a cross-sectional cut through the Omniroll showing each layer. There seem to be 12 labeled layers that are broad enough to be seen in this large picture, but there is also a cutout that zooms into six thin layers, also labeled. If the drawing is to be taken at face value there are 18 different layers, and there should thus have been 18 rolled foods on the Wikipedia list when [[Randall]] made the comic; in fact there were 51. (These were: arctic roll, arem-arem, Bánh cuốn, Black sesame roll, Braciolone, Burrito, cabbage roll, California roll, cheese roll, chelsea bun, chiko roll, chimichanga, cinnamon roll, crescent roll(croisant), Dosa(food) , dürüm, Egg roll, Enchilada, Farsu Magru, Fig roll, Fruit by the foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gỏi cuốn, Kati roll, Khao phan, Lahmacun, Lemper, Makizushi, Negimaki, Nut roll, Pancetta arrotolata, Patishapta, pepperoni roll, Popiah, Rice noodle roll, Risoles, rolex(food), Rollmops, Roulade, rugelach, Sausage roll, Seattle roll, Sigara böreği, Spiced meat roll, Stromboli, Swiss roll, Taquito and Tofu skin roll.) However, it is possible that the highlighted area is only for the layers they are currently preparing, and other layers are not currently shown.  
  
 
All labels are unreadable, which seems like a good idea, as no-one can complain that Randall left out their favorite rolled food. Having people getting agitated over comics relating to food has happened a few times. For instance [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]] got so much reaction that Randall commented on it, as noted in the [[388:_Fuck_Grapefruit#Controversy|trivia]]. On explain xkcd the [[Talk:1534: Beer|talk page]] for [[1534: Beer]] also shows how people react when someone openly dislikes one of your favorite drinks.
 
All labels are unreadable, which seems like a good idea, as no-one can complain that Randall left out their favorite rolled food. Having people getting agitated over comics relating to food has happened a few times. For instance [[388: Fuck Grapefruit]] got so much reaction that Randall commented on it, as noted in the [[388:_Fuck_Grapefruit#Controversy|trivia]]. On explain xkcd the [[Talk:1534: Beer|talk page]] for [[1534: Beer]] also shows how people react when someone openly dislikes one of your favorite drinks.

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Omniroll
It seems wrong that Fruit by the Foot is only sold by weight or by number of rolls.
Title text: It seems wrong that Fruit by the Foot is only sold by weight or by number of rolls.

Explanation

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Cueball, Megan and White Hat are making a "Wikipedia Omniroll," a roll made by combining all rolls in the list of rolled foods into one large roll. The Latin prefix "omni-" is a combining form meaning "all" or "universal." Thus, an "Omniroll" would mean an "everything roll." The three are in the process of assembling this roll. The penultimate stage in the preparation till this moment was a "spring roll burrito" which probably means a burrito whose identifying ingredient is a spring roll (as a bean burrito is filled with refried beans), but could also mean a burrito in spring-roll form. The following step was to roll it in breadcrumbs and fry it, possibly as a part of a rissole. Right now, they are wrapping the concoction in a cabbage roll. White Hat asks about the Fruit Roll-Ups layer, to which Megan responds that it goes around the cinnamon roll layer.

On the wall behind them is a picture of a cross-sectional cut through the Omniroll showing each layer. There seem to be 12 labeled layers that are broad enough to be seen in this large picture, but there is also a cutout that zooms into six thin layers, also labeled. If the drawing is to be taken at face value there are 18 different layers, and there should thus have been 18 rolled foods on the Wikipedia list when Randall made the comic; in fact there were 51. (These were: arctic roll, arem-arem, Bánh cuốn, Black sesame roll, Braciolone, Burrito, cabbage roll, California roll, cheese roll, chelsea bun, chiko roll, chimichanga, cinnamon roll, crescent roll(croisant), Dosa(food) , dürüm, Egg roll, Enchilada, Farsu Magru, Fig roll, Fruit by the foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gỏi cuốn, Kati roll, Khao phan, Lahmacun, Lemper, Makizushi, Negimaki, Nut roll, Pancetta arrotolata, Patishapta, pepperoni roll, Popiah, Rice noodle roll, Risoles, rolex(food), Rollmops, Roulade, rugelach, Sausage roll, Seattle roll, Sigara böreği, Spiced meat roll, Stromboli, Swiss roll, Taquito and Tofu skin roll.) However, it is possible that the highlighted area is only for the layers they are currently preparing, and other layers are not currently shown.

All labels are unreadable, which seems like a good idea, as no-one can complain that Randall left out their favorite rolled food. Having people getting agitated over comics relating to food has happened a few times. For instance 388: Fuck Grapefruit got so much reaction that Randall commented on it, as noted in the trivia. On explain xkcd the talk page for 1534: Beer also shows how people react when someone openly dislikes one of your favorite drinks.

Although there will be many people who love each of the mentioned rolls, not many would enjoy eating them all at once, as it would mix very different kinds of food which would be prepared very differently. Different layers would also require different treatments to prevent them spoiling, which would be difficult to achieve once they are rolled together.

The title text refers to Fruit by the Foot, a similar snack to Fruit Roll-Up made by the same producers. Although the name implies a per-distance measurement, Fruit by the Foot is in fact sold in boxes based upon number of rolls, with measurements on the packaging given by weight. Randall expresses his dismay at this discrepancy.

The 'omni-' prefix was earlier used in 2653: Omnitaur and 2738: Omniknot.

In 2123: Meta Collecting, Cueball used Wikipedia's article "list of collectables" for his hobby.

Transcript

[Cueball, Megan and White Hat are standing up near a table handling ingredients. Megan is working on a large roll while the other two are holding on to some strings like food going towards the roll. To the left of them is a poster on the wall showing multiple layers of a roll. There are 12 labels going around the roll starting around 10 going to just shy of 6 o'clock. They have lines going in to different layers with the first label's line going to the outer layer, the second label's line going to the third layer, the third labels line going to the second layer, but then the rest of the labels going to layers deeper and deeper ind from 4 to 12. But there is also a zoom in in the bottom left, where a square on the roll has been zoomed out and displayed just outside the roll. Six layers can been seen in this zoom in, and each of these have also been labeled with three labels on either side of the frame of the zoom in. All 18 labels are unreadable.]
Megan: Okay, we've rolled the spring roll burrito in breadcrumbs and fried it. Now we'll wrap it in cabbage roll leaves.
White Hat: What about the Fruit Roll-Up?
Megan: That goes around the cinnamon roll layer.
[Caption below the panel:]
A Wikipedia omniroll is a cylindrical food containing one layer of every item from the Wikipedia article "List of rolled foods."

Trivia

  • At the time the comic was published, the Wikipedia article contained 51 entries - List of Rolled Foods as it was on March 7, 2025.
    • The article had last been edited on October 24, 2024, but several edits were made in the hours after the comic was published, which is presumably not a coincidence.

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Discussion

I wonder what the filling would be... 172.69.20.143 02:35, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

At some point, this explanation will be complete. Then we can say "that's a wrap!"... 172.69.79.190 02:36, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Unless it just rolls on forever.172.70.85.33 09:18, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

The real fun would come if this became popular enough to gain its own Wikipedia page. --162.158.33.252 03:13, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

People keep vandalizing it to add "Uranium Roll" and make the whole thing inedible. Not like it was getting eaten before, but still. 172.71.159.66 03:20, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

This is reminiscent of the 2005 SNL skit Taco Town. "A crunchy all beef taco smothered in nacho cheese, lettuce, tomato, and special Southwestern sauce; wrapped in a soft flour tortilla with a layer of re-fried beans in between; wrapped in a savory corn tortilla with a middle layer of Monterrey jack cheese; wrapped in a deep fried gordita shell smeared with a layer of special 'guacomolito' sauce; wrapped in a corn husk filled with pico de gallo; wrapped in an authentic Parisian crepe filled with egg, gruyere, sausage and portobello mushrooms; wrapped in a Chicago-style, deep-dish, meat lover's pizza; rolled up in a blueberry pancake; dipped in batter and deep fried until it's golden brown; and served in a commemorative tote bag filled with spicy vegetarian chili." 172.68.210.176 03:35, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I came here to add a comment about Taco Town and am glad to see that someone beat me to it. 104.23.187.188 23:40, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Here is a video of someone recreating and eating the Taco Town monstrosity: Binging with Babish 1 Million Subscriber Special: Taco Town & Behind the Scenes These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For (talk) 02:39, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

I was thinking more along the lines of the everything bagel in Everything Everywhere All at Once. TomtheBuilder (talk) 04:32, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

I'd instead sell "Fruit by the Foot" by the meter to get to a synthesis. 172.70.174.78 09:07, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

What would happen if omniroll were added to that Wikipedia page? Would we have a "set of all sets that contain themself" nonsense? 162.158.155.49 14:51, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Aaaand "Omniroll" has already been added to the Wikipedia list. Good job, everyone! 104.23.190.119 17:40, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
Oh dang, it's already been taken down. Sadge. 104.23.187.173 17:47, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
The removal was tagged "The omniroll is not a real food, just an xkcd joke". Not with that attitude it isn't! I give us two days, and if no-one has done one in a week then I'll do it. SqueakSquawk4 (talk) 21:02, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Might be worth a [[Category:Omni]], or similar. 2653: Omnitaur and 2738: Omniknot, at least, then this. Maybe other ones might be recalled, but not right now by me. (An actual vague search seems to have the search-site really want to bring to note what if? 12, as using "omnidirectional", but doesn't really count for at least three reasons.) 172.70.58.5 17:43, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

I think three is to few and searching did not find any other use of omni in this meaning, only something with omni directional wheels (as in the water in the what if.) So I would say no to that category at this moment.--Kynde (talk) 20:00, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

I should point out that if OmniRoll is added to Wikipedia as an entry, it should also be added to the "list of rolled foods", and then the OmniRoll would have to include *itself* as one of the ingredients, and it quickly becomes turtles all the way down. Just saying... 172.68.54.69 (talk) 05:08, 10 March 2025 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Drum roll, please 172.68.54.167 11:46, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

As an example of why you shouldn't rely on Wikipedia for information, Pigs_in_blankets is included on the 'List of stuffed foods' and not on the 'List of rolled foods', which is clearly a travesty.172.70.85.70 14:40, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

That article has seen a ton of edits since the xkcd was published a couple days ago, and not just joke suggestions to add Omniroll. Why not add Pigs in Blankets to the article yourself? 172.70.110.33 14:57, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
Sorry - I guess I forgot to put the <humour/> tags around my comment.172.69.194.93 15:23, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

It makes sense not to, but why not add musician Jelly Roll to the recipe? GreyFox (talk) 18:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

I also saw it didn't appear to have pinwheels, so omnirolls must, by definition have a year to be a true omniwheel, otherwise, the list may change. 172.70.126.12 (talk) 16:12, 12 March 2025 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
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