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Panini (), nowadays less commonly called panino (), are
Panini (), nowadays less commonly called panino (), are sandwich
A sandwich is a Dish (food), dish typically consisting variously of meat, cheese, sauces, and vegetables used as a filling between slices of bread, or placed atop a slice of bread; or, more generally, any dish in which bread serves as a ''co ...
es made with Italian bread
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(such as ciabatta and ), usually served warm after grilling or toasting.
In many English-speaking countries
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, the name is given to a grilled sandwich made using various breads. The bread is cut horizontally and filled with deli ingredients, and often served warm after having been pressed by a warming grill.
Etymology
is a word of Italian origin. In Italian, the noun (; : ) is adiminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
of () and refers to a bread roll. () refers to a sandwich, but the word is also often used alone to indicate a sandwich in general.
In English dominant countries, is widely used as the singular form, with the plural form or , although some speakers use singular and plural as in Italian.
History
Although the first US reference to panini dates to 1956, and a precursor appeared in a 16th-century Italian cookbook, the sandwiches became trendy in Milanese bars, called , in the 1970s and 1980s. Trendy US restaurants began selling panini, with distinctive variations appearing in various cities. During the 1980s, the term arose in Italy to denote a member of a youth culture represented by patrons of sandwich bars, such asMilan
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's , and Italy's first US-style fast food
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restaurants. were depicted as right-leaning, fashion-fixated individuals, delighting in showcasing early-1980s consumer goods as status symbols
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See also
* List of sandwiches * *References
Bibliography
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