Oct 26, 2024
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perfect road trip;
goodbye/fun facts....National Breadstick Day...Breadsticks are
slender sticks of baked crispy dry goodness invented in Italy.
Aside from their crunch, the best thing about the humble breadstick
is they can be eaten as an appetizer or you can dress them up with
all manner of culinary embellishments. The original breadsticks,
known as grissini, would have been hard and crunchy, with a texture
and flavor that is more like a cracker. one of the origin stories
is that these delicious little sticks of bread got their start in
the 17th century in the region of Northern Italy, just outside of
the town of Turin. the other origin story says they were created as
an intestinal disorder remedy that encouraged the appetite of the
nine-year-old duke, Vittorio of the House of Savoy — eventually
saving his life. Vittorio recovered and eventually became a king.
The crisp grissino became the preferred bread in the Savoia
household...and then all over Italy, then europe then made their
way to America.