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breadsticks that traded softness for the satisfying snap of a tiny edible weapon
originInvented in Turin around 1679 for a sickly young prince
royal fanNapoleon reportedly adored them as petits batons de Turin
lengthHand-stretched versions can run nearly a meter long
shelf lifeBone-dry texture lets them last for weeks
nameMeans little grissia, a Piedmontese bread loaf