Crossword clues for ciabatta
ciabatta
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of Italian bread, c.1990, from Italian ciabatta, literally "carpet slipper," so called for its shape; from the same source that produced French sabot, Spanish zapata (see sabotage (n.)).
Wiktionary
n. A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
Wikipedia
Ciabatta (, literally slipper bread) is an Italian white bread made from wheat flour, water, salt, and yeast, created in 1982 by a baker in Verona, Veneto, Italy, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. Ciabatta is somewhat elongated, broad, flat and is baked in many variations.
While panino indicates any kind of sandwich regardless of the bread used (whether slices or a bun), a toasted sandwich made from small loaves of ciabatta is known as panini (plural of panino) outside of Italy.
Usage examples of "ciabatta".
Fergus continued eating until his plate was clean, mopped with ciabatta from the bread basket.
His nose led him to a panetteria where stevedores were already buying hot ciabatta, before going on to a stall where a butcher was selling liver and tripe ragout from a steaming pot, at a copper a dip of the loaf.
I burrowed in the fridge for more salad, and, seeing the last of the ciabatta disappear into Greg, microwaved a frozen baguette.
In the continental patisserie she bought olive ciabatta and date bread and chocolate croissants and several packets of white chocolate finger biscuits.
As she spoke, she unwrapped a series of soft ciabatta rolls with a variety of fillings.
Transfer to a platter, garnish with lemon wedges and divided bay leaves, and serve with grilled ciabatta bread and the rest of the garlic oil.
Hecate Brinstone had revealed a talent for baking bread, and her braided challahs, marzipan-filled stollens and crusty ciabattas had emerged from the depths of the range, causing Marie Bain to mutter bitterly into her soiled handkerchief as she ostentatiously buttered herself a stale slice of shop-bought white.
His nose led him to a panetteria where stevedores were already buying hot ciabatta, before going on to a stall where a butcher was selling liver and tripe ragout from a steaming pot, at a copper a dip of the loaf.
I burrowed in the fridge for more salad, and, seeing the last of the ciabatta disappear into Greg, microwaved a frozen baguette.
There was always plenty of salad in the fridge and I defrosted some ciabatta I'd found lurking in the freezer.