grissini

Thin crunchy breadsticks

Grissini are thin, crisp Italian breadsticks, typically pencil-shaped and crunchy throughout.

They're served as appetizers or alongside meals, often standing upright in a glass or wrapped in prosciutto: The waiter brought grissini while we looked at the menu.

Singular: grissino, though the plural form dominates in English.

Italian

Torino

Italian name for Turin

pane · bruschetta · focaccia · ciabatta · panettone · prosciutto · antipasto · digestivo · osteria · ristorante

shape

elongated

Stretched beyond usual dimensions

rod · pencil-thin · narrow · straight · long · cylindrical · uniform · tapered · twisted · spiraled

appetizer

antipasto

Italian appetizer course

prosciutto · caprese · crostini · mezze · canapés · crudités · hummus · pâté · bruschetta · cheese board

baking

flour

Milled grain powder

  • yeastFermenting fungus
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • ovenEnclosed cooking chamber

bake · bakery · knead · proof · olive oil · sesame · rosemary · sea salt · roll · shape

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

crackly · toasted · golden · snap · crispness · dry · crumble · delicate · light · airy

Categories
Opposites
texture

grissinibrioche

Enriched French bread

ciabatta · focaccia · challah · naan · milk bread

bread shape/form

grissiniboule

French lawn bowling

cottage loaf · bread loaf · hamburger bun

Family

breadsticks, biscotti

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G