Crostini

{{Short description|Italian appetizer}} {{Infobox food | name = Crostini | image = Crostini by Charles Haynes.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Cheese and spinach crostini | alternate_name = Crostino (Italian singular form) | country = Italy | region = | creator = | course = Antipasto | type = | served = | main_ingredient = Bread, topping | variations = }}

'''Crostini''' ({{literally|little crusts}}; {{singular}}: crostino) are an Italian appetizer (antipasto) consisting of small slices of grilled or toasted bread<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/victors-parmesan-and-olive-oil-crostino-231338| title= Victor's Parmesan and Olive Oil Crostino| first= Marcella| last= Hazan| website= epicurious.com| access-date= November 5, 2020}}</ref> and toppings.<ref name= TAtlas>{{cite web| url= https://www.tasteatlas.com/crostini| title= Crostini | website= tasteatlas.com| publisher= AtlasMedia Ltd.| access-date= November 5, 2020}}</ref> The toppings may include a variety of different cheeses, meats, vegetables, and condiments, or may be presented more simply with a brush of olive oil and herbs or a sauce.

Along with bruschetta, crostini are thought to have originated in medieval times, when it was typical for peasants to eat their meals on slices of bread<ref name= TAtlas /> instead of using ceramics.<ref>{{cite book| last1= Castagno| first1= Dario |last2= Rodi| first2= Robert| title= Too Much Tuscan Sun: Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide| publisher= Globe Pequot Press| year= 2004| page= 224}}</ref>

==See also== {{Commons category-inline}} {{Portal|Italy|Food}} * List of toast dishes

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Category:Italian cuisine Category:Hors d'oeuvres Category:Toast dishes