Michetta
Encyclopedia
Michetta is an Italian
white bread
, recognizable from its hollow, bulged shape.
Other similarly prepared types of Italian breads include the maggiolino and tartaruga.
, in northern Italy
, during the Austrian rule. Functionaries of the Austrian empire brought there a series of food products, including the Kaisersemmel, a type of bread in pieces resembling a small rose, and weighing from 50 to 90 grams.
However, the pieces produced in Milan, due to the higher humidity than that in Vienna
, were less fragrant and became harder in a single day. To solve the problem, Lombard bakers removed the internal crumb
and obtained a softer version of the original, which also granted a longer conservation. The new type of bread was called "michetta", from the Lombard version of Kaisersemmel, micca, a term originally meaning "crumb".
Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian cuisine in itself takes heavy influences, including Etruscan, ancient Greek, ancient Roman, Byzantine, Jewish and Arab cuisines...
white bread
White bread
White bread is made from wheat flour from which the bran and the germ have been removed through a process known as milling. Milling gives white flour a longer shelf life by removing the bran which contains oil, allowing products made with it, like white bread, the ability to survive storage and...
, recognizable from its hollow, bulged shape.
Other similarly prepared types of Italian breads include the maggiolino and tartaruga.
History
The michetta originated in LombardyLombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, in northern Italy
Italy
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, during the Austrian rule. Functionaries of the Austrian empire brought there a series of food products, including the Kaisersemmel, a type of bread in pieces resembling a small rose, and weighing from 50 to 90 grams.
However, the pieces produced in Milan, due to the higher humidity than that in Vienna
Vienna
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, were less fragrant and became harder in a single day. To solve the problem, Lombard bakers removed the internal crumb
Crumb
Crumb may refer to:* Crumb , 1994 documentary* Crumb, the component of bread inside the crust* CRUMB – Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, a research institute* Crumb...
and obtained a softer version of the original, which also granted a longer conservation. The new type of bread was called "michetta", from the Lombard version of Kaisersemmel, micca, a term originally meaning "crumb".