BREAD
Baguettes
baguette | french
demi-baguette
Ciabatta
Pain de campagne
baguette | multicereal
demi-baguette | oregano
Ciabatte
July 1982, at a mill in Adria, a town near Venice, a small band of dedicated flour experts talk dough. One of their number, Arnaldo Cavallari, a miller in his late forties, is especially excited. For years, Rome could only look on, horrified, as large-scale baguette imports from France threatened to monopolize the lucrative sandwich market in Italy. It was time to hit back with an equally commercially viable product. What to call it? It is similar to a slipper, so 'ciabatta'.
