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Ciabatta (/ tʃ ə ˈ b ɑː t ə,-ˈ b æ t-/, Italian: [tʃaˈbatta]; lit. ' slipper ' ) [ 1 ] is an Italian white bread created in 1982 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] by a baker in Adria , Veneto, in response to the popularity of French baguettes .
Garlic bread (also called garlic toast) [1] consists of bread (usually baguette, sourdough or ciabatta) topped with garlic and occasionally olive oil or butter, and may include additional herbs, such as oregano or chives. [2] It is then either grilled until toasted or baked in a conventional or bread oven. [2]
Much of the history of the baguette is speculation; [7]: 35 however, some facts can be established. Long, stick-like breads in France became more popular during the 18th century, [7]: 5 French bakers started using "gruau," a highly refined Hungarian high-milled flour in the early 19th century, [7]: 13 Viennese steam oven baking was introduced to Paris in 1839 by August Zang, [7]: 12 and the ...
In the Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, Michael Gaenzle writes: "One of the oldest sourdough breads dates from 3700 BCE and was excavated in Switzerland, but the origin of sourdough fermentation likely relates to the origin of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent and Egypt several thousand years earlier", [3] and "Bread production relied on the use of sourdough as a leavening agent for most ...
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company (simply known as Ghirardelli) is an American confectioner, wholly owned by Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli.The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli, [1] who, after working in South America, moved to California.
Ancient Egyptian aristocracy had access to white bread. In this image bread is depicted in Egypt in about 2,500 BC. Bread made with grass grains goes back to the pre-agriculture Natufi proto-civilization 12,000 years ago. [3]
Another Italian-style New Orleans delicatessen, Progress Grocery Co., originally opened in 1924 by the Perrone family, claims the origin of the muffuletta is uncertain. [ 17 ] The traditional-style muffuletta sandwich consists of a muffuletta loaf [ 18 ] split horizontally and covered with layers of marinated muffuletta-style olive salad, [ 19 ...
Arrabbiata literally means 'angry' in Italian; [2] in Romanesco dialect the adjective arabbiato denotes a characteristic (in this case spiciness) pushed to excess. [1] In Rome, in fact, any food cooked in a pan with a lot of oil, garlic, and peperoncino so as to provoke a strong thirst is called "arrabbiato" (e.g. broccoli arrabbiati).