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Bruschetta vs Ciabatta - What's the difference?

bruschetta | ciabatta |

As nouns the difference between bruschetta and ciabatta

is that bruschetta is a light Italian dish of toasted bread with a savoury topping while ciabatta is a broad, flat, white Italian bread.

bruschetta

English

(wikipedia bruschetta)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a savoury topping

    • Usage notes

    * The pronunciation /br??sk?t?/ (with a "sk" sound as in "school") is close to the Italian pronunciation. The pronunciation /br????t?/ (with a "sh" sound as in "Schubert") comes from interpreting the sch trigraph as "sh". While the latter pronunciation diverges from the Italian one, it is commonly heard.

    References

    * Meriam-Webster ----

    ciabatta

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
  • * 2011 , Caroline Bretherton, Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking , page 426
    • Don't waste day-old ciabatta ; slice it and bake the slices to make crostini, which will keep for days and can be used for snacks, canapés, or croutons.

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * (l) * (Ciabatta) ----