Pane sciocco (Italian: [ˈpaːne ʃˈʃɔkko]; lit. 'unsalted bread') or pane toscano ('Tuscan bread') outside Tuscany, is a type of bread commonly found in the Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche regions of Italy, distinguished from others Italian breads by a lack of salt[1] and slightly acidic crumb.[2] Pane sciocco is often eaten with Tuscan condiments such as pecorino toscano cheese, ham, sausages, and prosciutto.[1]
In Italian, particularly in Tuscany, sciocco means 'unsalted', but is more usually a word for 'foolish, stupid' elsewhere. According to legend, bakers created a saltless bread so they did not have to pay an increased salt tax.[1] Pane sciocco was given Protected designation of origin status in March 2016 in European directive 2016/58.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pane Sciocco: Classic Tuscan Bread". Eataly. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ Selvolini, Giulia; Marrazza, Giovanna (2023). "Traditional Italian Bread". In Garcia-Vaquero, Marco; Pastor, Kristian; Orhun, Gul Ebru; McElhatton, Anna; Rocha, João Miguel F (eds.). Traditional European Breads: An Illustrative Compendium of Ancestral Knowledge and Cultural Heritage. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 189. ISBN 978-3-031-23351-7.
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