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the bread cut to look like wheat, baked to taste like France showing off
means A flat, slashed loaf of Provençal bread, often slit into a ladder or leaf shape and frequently flavored with herbs, olives, or cheese.
from From Provençal/Occitan 'fogassa,' meaning bread baked in the ashes or on the hearth, itself from Late Latin 'focacia' — the same root that gives Italian its 'focaccia,' both tracing back to Latin 'focus,' meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace.' So the name is really a memory of where the bread was born: in the warm embers of the fire.
- slashed shape
- Slits mimic an ear of wheat or ladder
- oven origin
- Once baked to test the oven's heat
- roman ancestor
- Descends from Roman hearth bread panis focacius
- focaccia cousin
- Same Latin root as Italy's focaccia
- provence pride
- Stuffed with olives, anchovies, or herbs
fougasse de sisteron — french sweet bread from sisteron, provence, shaped like a ladder with slits and topped with candied fruit
fougasse occitane — occitan savory bread from southern france, traditionally made with lard, herbs, and sometimes anchovies