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means An Italian appetizer of grilled or toasted bread rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, and typically topped with things like chopped tomatoes, basil, or other savory ingredients.
from From Italian, a diminutive form built on the verb 'bruscare,' meaning 'to roast over coals' — a Roman-dialect word likely tied to the same idea as 'abbrustolire,' to toast or char. So the name is literally a description of the method: bread held to the fire. Note for the brave: in Italian the 'sch' is pronounced 'sk,' so it's 'broo-SKET-ta' — the soft 'sh' is an Anglophone invention.
- name origin
- From bruscare, meaning to roast over coals
- correct sound
- Pronounced broo-sketta, not broo-shetta
- peasant roots
- Born as a way to test fresh olive oil
- the topping
- Tomatoes are optional; the grilled bread is mandatory
- ancient age
- Romans were eating versions over 2,000 years ago
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