Internet trend alert: Is this a baby arm, or a bread roll?

You'll want to eat them both.
 By 
Heather Dockray
 on 
Original image replaced with Mashable logo
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

Babies and bread: you want to eat them both.

On Japanese Twitter, parents have recently started to compare their children's adorable baby rolls to a "pull apart bread roll" available in Japan's 7-Elevens. While 7-Eleven is exactly the kind of creepy chain that would sell babies off the shelf (no disrespect), the bread rolls are not, in fact, tiny humans.


You May Also Like

Still, the similarities are disturbing and adorable. 

The hashtag #MyBaby'sGotTheBestBreadPhoto, or 我が子の最強ちぎりパン画像&, started after one parent noticed the similarity between her baby and the beloved carb.

Is this bread, or is this a baby?

Bread (pictured top) baby (pictured bottom) happiness (pictured everywhere).

I want to eat this ... bread! Baby?

#Chub #is #trending.

Similar hashtags in the past have compared baby parts to rice balls and mochi.

They may be cute, but readers please: Do not eat your baby.



Mashable Image
Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

Mashable Potato

Recommended For You
Panera Bread breach: ShinyHunters claims hack of 14 million customers' data
Panera Bread logo on storefront

The internet is rooting for this abandoned baby monkey and his stuffed animal
a baby Japanese macaque monkey

CES 2026: This portable device will test meals for allergens in minutes
The Allergen Alert mini lab in front of a tray of burgers and fries.

Instagram to alert parents when teens search for suicide
Instagram logo is reflected in boy's glasses.


Trending on Mashable
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 3, 2026
Connections game on a smartphone

Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 3, 2026
Wordle game on a smartphone

What's new to streaming this week? (April 3, 2026)
A composite of images from film and TV streaming this week.


Google launches Gemma 4, a new open-source model: How to try it
Google Gemma
The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.
These newsletters may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. By clicking Subscribe, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Thanks for signing up. See you at your inbox!