Products Quality Franchise Where can I buy Gallery Contacts BLOG We are always surrounded by stereotypes. If you believe them, then a Frenchman should be in a beret, a striped jacket and, of course, with a Parisian baguette under his arm. A German should sit with a mug of beer, gobbling up a pork leg with cabbage, a bite of pumpernickel and singing "O mein lieber augustin"! August 21, 2016 2,360 views You can keep silent about Russia, balalaikas with bears are a common thing for us. But what do you think an Italian should be? An emotional dark-skinned man with an equally emotional wife, seven children and an indispensable secret friend? Or maybe a dandy, in a suit with a needle, with a red Ferrari parked near the house? Or maybe a romantic nature, having dinner with a sultry Italian woman in a restaurant somewhere in Naples? So you can't even tell right away. But at least what kind of bread should be present in his life, we will now clarify. As soon as you say the words "bread", "Italy", many will immediately say: "Ciabatta!" Perhaps this is the most popular product in this category. Many will be surprised, but this type of bread is still very young, and it even has a very “specific daddy”. Ciabatta was first baked in 1982 by Arnaldo Cavallari, a baker from Adria, a small town near Venice. At the time, Italian bakers were extremely concerned about the dominance of sandwiches made from baguettes imported from France. This fact hurt their business, so many of them tried to make some kind of alternative to the French product. After many weeks of work, Arnaldo was able to bake the bread that suited him. It was a large pore flat bread with large pores. This bread spread very quickly throughout Italy, in each region, of course, its various variations began to appear. And, by the way, "ciabatta Polesano" is a registered trade mark, which is actively traded by the creator of bread! In 1987, Ciabatta came to the United States. She began her march from Cleveland and very quickly conquered the States. The peculiarity of the American Ciabatta is that it is made from an even thinner dough than in Italy, and only machine division is necessary for its preparation. Sandwiches made from Ciabatta are correctly called "Panino" (or "Panini", if we are talking about sandwiches in the plural) . One-digit number two (and for some, number one) is "Focatta" (or "Focaccia"). And, unlike Ciabatta, this bread has a much richer pedigree! It begins as far back as the times of Ancient Rome, where panis focacius was baked - flat bread cooked over an open fire. The name itself comes from the Latin focus, which translates as "hearth". This recipe was well known to the Ancient Greeks and Etruscans. But a lot of time has passed. And what do we have now? Almost every village in Italy has its own version of Focatta. The bread you try in Genoa, Bari, Messina will vary quite a lot. As a rule, there is always cheese, herbs, vegetables or meat on top. The dough itself contains herbs and spices. But, in any rule there are exceptions. Venetian Focatta, for example, is sweet, without gastronomic additives and herbs. The closest relative of this bread is the well-known pizza, with the only difference that the pizza dough is thin, while Fokatta's is thick. Focatta is much saltier and contains more olive oil in the batter. Although in Sicily, Focatta is extremely similar to pizza. The only difference is in less olive oil and herbs in the bread. Well, have you finished reading? This is not all, in Italy there are many other breads, which we will tell you about another time. Oh yes, the most important thing! Even though we started with stereotypes, you shouldn't think with them! For example, such as: “Well, bread and bread. What difference does it make whether the recipe is from Italy or from China? " Put aside your favorite loaf, and finally try Ciabatta and Focatta, especially since you don't need to go to the Apennines for this! What if this is exactly what you are missing now? Tel .: +7 (499) 346-09-37 E-mail: info@bonape.ru Privacy Policy All rights reserved © BONAPE 2007 - 2017 The use of materials posted on the site is allowed only with the permission of the copyright holder and with a link to the site bonape.ru