Bruschetta (Italian pronunciation: [bru'sketta] ( listen)) is an antipasto (starter dish) from Italy consisting of grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with olive oil and salt. Variations may include toppings of tomato, vegetables, beans, cured meat, or cheese. A popular dish is bruschetta with tomatoes; the most popular recipe outside Italy involves basil, fresh tomato, garlic and onion or mozzarella. Bruschetta is usually served as a snack or appetizer. In some countries, the prepared topping is marketed as bruschetta.
In Italy, bruschetta is often prepared using a brustolina grill. In the Abruzzo region of Italy a variation of bruschetta made with a salame called ventricina is served. Raw pork products and spices encased in pig bladder are aged and the paste spread on open slices of bread which are sometimes grilled. This was a way of salvaging bread that was going stale. In Tuscany it is called fettunta and it is usually served without toppings, especially in November, to taste the first oil of the season.
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History
Bruschetta originated in Italy during 16th century. However, stems of the dish can be traced back to Ancient Rome, when olive growers would bring their olives to a local olive press and taste a sample of their freshly pressed oil using a slice of bread.
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Pronunciation and usage
In Italian, bruschetta is pronounced [bru'sketta]. In English-speaking countries, it is sometimes anglicised as .
The noun bruschetta comes from the Roman dialect verb bruscare, meaning 'to roast over coals'. Toasting bread and soaking it with freshly pressed olive oil may be "a practice probably as old as Rome itself".
In the United States, the word is sometimes used to refer to a prepared topping sold in jars and usually tomato-based instead of the bread, a sense which is unknown in Italian.
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Notes and references
External links
- Food Timeline: Bruschetta & Garlic Bread
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