michetta
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Rosetta Italian for 'little rose', or michetta (Italian for 'little crumb', only used in northern Italy) is an Italian white bread, recognizable by its bulged shape.
History
Michetta is a variation of the Austrian Kaisersemmel brought to Milan in the 19th century during the Austrian rule.{{cite book |last=Orsini |first=Giuseppe |title=Italian Baking Secrets |date=2007 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QS5PAQAAQBAJ&dq=michetta+roll&pg=PA7 |page=7|isbn=9780312358204 }} Functionaries of the Austrian empire introduced a number of food products, including the Kaisersemmel, a type of bread with segments resembling a small rose.
However, due to the higher humidity, the michetta produced in Milan is made with a modified recipe, and only lasts one day.{{cite web |title=Where to buy the michetta in Milan – Italian Cuisine |url=https://gordon-ramsay-recipe.com/recipes-of-italian-cuisine/where-to-buy-the-michetta-in-milan-italian-cuisine.html |website=Gordon Ramsay Recipes |date=23 November 2020 |access-date=29 March 2021}}
The michetta rolls are highly leavened, more so than the Viennese Kaisersemmel, so the interior is very nearly hollow, producing a very light roll with hard crust, but they do not keep very well, and are best eaten freshly baked.{{cite book |last=Del Conte |first=Anna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OE4mEAAAQBAJ&q=michetta |title=Gastronomy of Italy |date=November 4, 2013 |publisher=Pavilion Books |isbn=9781909815193 |edition=Revised}}
The new type of bread was called michetta, from the Lombard version of Kaisersemmel, micca,{{cite book|first=Francesco |last=Cherubini|title=Vocabolario milanese italiano|year= 1840|volume=III}} a term originally meaning 'crumb'.
See also
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209082923/http://www.taccuinistorici.it/ita/news/moderna/dpani---dolci/MICHETTA-e-gli-altri-lombardi.html Page about michetta and other Lombardy breads] {{in lang|it}}
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