# Crostini

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{{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](/source/Italian_language) singular form)
| country          = [Italy](/source/Italy)
| region           = 
| creator          = 
| course           = [Antipasto](/source/Antipasto)
| type             = 
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = [Bread](/source/Bread), topping
| variations       = 
}} 

'''Crostini''' ({{literally|little crusts}}; {{singular}}: crostino) are an [Italian](/source/Italian_cuisine) [appetizer](/source/Hors_d'oeuvre) ([antipasto](/source/antipasto)) consisting of small slices of grilled or toasted [bread](/source/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 [cheese](/source/cheese)s, [meat](/source/meat)s, [vegetable](/source/vegetable)s, and [condiment](/source/condiment)s, or may be presented more simply with a brush of [olive oil](/source/olive_oil) and [herb](/source/herb)s or a sauce.

Along with [bruschetta](/source/bruschetta), crostini are thought to have originated in [medieval times](/source/Italy_in_the_Middle_Ages), when it was typical for [peasant](/source/peasant)s to eat their meals on slices of bread<ref name= TAtlas /> instead of using [ceramics](/source/Pottery).<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==
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{{Portal|Italy|Food}}
* [List of toast dishes](/source/List_of_toast_dishes)

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

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