ciabatta bread

Rustic Italian bread

Ciabatta bread is an Italian white bread with a distinctive flat, elongated shape and open, airy crumb.

The crust is crisp while the interior remains soft and chewy with irregular holes.

Popular for sandwiches and panini: I'll take the turkey on ciabatta.

The name comes from the Italian word for slipper, which the loaf resembles.

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G