focaccia

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Tastebud's staff will tell you their pizza crust is like focaccia, meaning to say "not as thin as Ken's".

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  • • The award for the walk in Aquilea, Italy, is a pound of focaccia or wine, but only for the first 500 who register. —  Stars and Stripes
  • Critchley offers loaves with his fishes - a basket of rosemary focaccia, —  Miami New Times | Complete Issue
  • Unfortunately, the broth (often the best part) sopped up with toasted focaccia was too salty to enjoy. —  Portland Mercury
  • Tastebud's staff will tell you their pizza crust is like focaccia, meaning to say "not as thin as Ken's". —  An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink
  • Paninis start with quality bread, such as ciabatta rolls, focaccia or baguette, sliced open and filled with vegetables, cheese or meats. —  azcentral.com | news
 

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  1. Italian, hearth-cake, from Vulgar Latin *focācea, from variant of Late Latin focācia, of the hearth, feminine of focācius, from Latin focus, hearth.
 

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