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a sword forged for people too polite to ask for more pasta
means A long, thin, dry stick of crisp baked bread, served as a snack or alongside a meal.
from A transparent English compound of 'bread' and 'stick,' both old Germanic words — 'bread' from Old English 'brēad,' 'stick' from Old English 'sticca' (a rod or twig). But the food itself is famously Italian: the slender baked version known as 'grissini' is traditionally linked to the Turin region of northwest Italy, where the popular story credits them to a sickly young Savoy prince whose doctor prescribed thin, easily digestible bread. English simply calls the thing what it looks like — bread, in stick form.
- italian origin
- Grissini invented near Turin in the 1600s
- royal cure
- made for a sickly young Italian duke's digestion
- endless promise
- some chains build entire reputations on free refills
- structural limit
- snaps the instant it touches actual marinara
grissini — italian breadstick from turin, traditionally rolled thin and crispy, dating to 17th century piedmont
palissade — french breadstick from provence, longer and softer than grissini, common in mediterranean bakeries
breadstick at olive garden — american chain restaurant breadstick served unlimited since 1982, known for soft buttered variety