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Article: All in the Family; Homemade Focaccia Is Just Pizza's Cousin
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 25, 1992
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What's round, crusty and Italian - but isn't pizza? If you've
poked through any restaurant bread baskets lately, you know it's
focaccia. This flat northern Italian cousin of pizza has a moonscape
surface that is seasoned with aromatic herbs and infused with fruity
olive oil.
In Italy, focaccia is a popular snack that can be picked up in
espresso bars between meals. In the United States it has become one
of best new aspects of dining out.
Focaccia and pizza are both descendants of the earliest breads
that were baked flat on an open hearth, according to Elizabeth Romer
in her book "Italian Pizza and Hearth Breads" (Potter, 1987). In
fact, the name focaccia (pronounced: fo-KA-cha) is ...