# Breadstick > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Breadstick > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Breadstick.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadstick > Source revision: 1354674631 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian bread}} {{Distinguish|text=[baguette](/source/baguette)s}} {{Use American English|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox food | name = Breadstick | image = 2016 1129 Turin Grissini.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Grissini in a restaurant in Turin | alternate_name = Grissini, {{lang|it|grissini torinesi}} | country = Italy | region = [Turin](/source/Turin), Piedmont | creator = Antonio Brunero (traditionally) | course = | type = [Bread](/source/Bread) | served = | main_ingredient = [Flour](/source/Flour), water, [yeast](/source/yeast) | variations = | associated_cuisine = [Italian](/source/Italian_cuisine) ([Piedmontese](/source/Piedmontese_cuisine)) }} '''Breadsticks''', also known as '''grissini''' ({{IPA|it|ɡrisˈsiːni|lang}}; {{singular}}: {{lang|it|grissino}}; {{langx|pms|ghërsin}} {{IPA|pms|ɡərˈsiŋ|}}) or '''{{lang|it|grissini torinesi}}''', are generally [pencil](/source/pencil)-sized sticks of crisp, dry baked [bread](/source/bread) that originated in the Italian city of [Turin](/source/Turin), Piedmont. ==History== It is believed that the breadstick originated before 1643, when a [Florentine](/source/Florence) abbot described a long-shaped and "bone-thin" bread being made in [Lanzo Torinese](/source/Lanzo_Torinese), a town outside of [Turin](/source/Turin), in the current region of [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont).{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/breadstuffs/breadstick-history.asp|title=The Nibble: Breadstick History|website=www.thenibble.com|access-date=16 April 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://leitesculinaria.com/88402/recipes-italian-breadsticks.html|title=Grissini Recipe {{!}} Italian Breadsticks {{!}} Leite's Culinaria|date=11 November 2016|work=Leite's Culinaria|access-date=16 April 2018|language=en-US}} Tradition states that it originated in Piedmont in the 17th century, invented by a Turinese baker called Antonio Brunero. It was a food that was intended to be easier to digest for the Duke [Victor Amadeus II of Savoy](/source/Victor_Amadeus_II), who had digestive problems in his childhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.claudiosspecialtybreads.com/history.html|title=The History of Grissini|last=cobblestonewebdesign.com|website=www.claudiosspecialtybreads.com|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415203130/http://www.claudiosspecialtybreads.com/history.html|archive-date=15 April 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://blog.italian-connection.com/italian-food-culture/grissini-italian-breadstick-recipe-piedmont-walking|title=Grissini - Breadsticks from Piedmont with Recipe & History|website=blog.italian-connection.com|access-date=16 April 2018|date=7 March 2013|archive-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923133700/http://blog.italian-connection.com/italian-food-culture/grissini-italian-breadstick-recipe-piedmont-walking|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dearitaly.com/piedmont/piedmontese-cuisine/grissini-turin-breadsticks/|title=The famous Grissini of Turin are traditional breadsticks - Dear Italy Piedmont|date=19 November 2014|work=Piedmont|access-date=16 April 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://meetpiemonte.com/en/blog/grissini-noble-origins|title=Grissini were invented around 1670 in Turin by a baker|date=9 September 2017|work=Meet Piemonte|access-date=16 April 2018|language=en-US}} ==Serving== In Italian restaurants, breadsticks are often offered as an [appetizer](/source/Hors_d'oeuvre) ([antipasto](/source/antipasto)), especially in their traditional shape, together with or replacing bread, which is commonly provided with all meals. They may also be combined with ingredients such as [prosciutto](/source/prosciutto). This appears to be the case with restaurants in the United States as well;{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Joseph|title=Why Olive Garden Serves Unlimited Breadsticks|url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/olive-garden-breadsticks-history|website=Thrillist|date=9 August 2018|access-date=19 August 2018}} in some instances or regions, they may be a type that is larger than pencil-sized, as well as soft instead of hard. In many North American restaurants, notably [Olive Garden](/source/Olive_Garden), breadsticks are soft, frequently topped with butter, garlic, and cheese when served as appetizers; as a [dessert](/source/dessert) item, they can be topped with cinnamon, sugar,Various references: * {{cite web|url=http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/05/22/62c4e53147664979b3564dc893c5eccd/index.xml?page=1|title=Cinnamon Stix rule at Jet's Pizza in Joliet|website=theherald-news.com|access-date=29 August 2018}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.franchising.com/news/20180814_doughnate_to_help_end_childhood_hunger_at_pie_five.html|title=Dough-nate to Help End Childhood Hunger at Pie Five|website=franchising.com|access-date=29 August 2018}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/18/30-years-running-pizza-pipeline-focuses-on-its-lo/|title=30 years running, Pizza Pipeline focuses on its local roots|website=spokesman.com|access-date=29 August 2018}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.brandeating.com/2015/07/cinnabon-brings-back-cinnabon-stix.html|title=Cinnabon Brings Back Cinnabon Stix|website=www.brandeating.com|access-date=29 August 2018}} and icing.{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Broyles|title=Earn more dough by making some bread . . . sticks|url=http://www.pmq.com/Winter-2002/Earn-More-Dough-by-Making-Some-Bread-sticks/|website=PMQ Pizza Magazine|access-date=19 August 2018}} Pre-made, dried breadsticks can be found being sold in markets as a quick snack or a pre-meal appetizer for home use, somewhat similar to a [cracker](/source/Cracker_(food)). In Italy they are often consumed as a snack on their own, but in the United States they are usually served with a dip of some sort, such as cheese.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelaughingcow.com/products/creamy-swiss-with-classic-breadsticks|title=Creamy Swiss with Classic Breadsticks|website=The Laughing Cow|language=en-US|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023513/https://www.thelaughingcow.com/products/creamy-swiss-with-classic-breadsticks|archive-date=17 April 2018|url-status=dead}} Image:Grissini.jpg|Unbaked home-made grissini on a [baking tray](/source/Sheet_pan), seasoned with herbs Image:Grissinistirati.jpg|Grissini in the proper case to be served at table ==See also== {{Commons category-inline}} {{Portal|Italy|Food}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Italian bread}} Category:Italian breads Category:Lanzo Torinese --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Breadstick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadstick) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadstick?action=history)). 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