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Record 1 2004-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Breadmaking
DEF

Italian "finger rolls" or stick bread, 15-45 cm (6-18 inches) long, and normally crisp and dry.

OBS

Usually used in the plural.

OBS

Italians serve these crunchy breadsticks before Italian meals, to keep their guests occupied without filling them up too much.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Boulangerie
DEF

Bâtonnet sec et croustillant, de la grosseur d’un crayon fait d’une pâte à pain additionnée d’huile. D’origine italienne, plus particulièrement turinois, les gressins (grissini) servent d’amuse-gueule (enroulés dans une tranche de jambon) et remplacent le pain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Panificación
DEF

Pan de mesa en forma de varilla, muy quebradizo.

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