🍞 breadRank #7medium

Focaccia

Name: Focaccia
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 2/3 cups water; 1/4 cup plus extra for topping olive oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary; 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt

Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread, known for its crisp crust and soft, airy interior often topped with olive oil, herbs, and sometimes olives or other ingredients. It holds a special place in Italian cuisine as a versatile bread enjoyed both as a snack and as an accompaniment to meals.

7 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Italian70%

Middle Eastern30%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
4 cups
water
1 2/3 cups
olive oil
1/4 cup plus extra for topping
salt
2 teaspoons
active dry yeast
2 teaspoons
fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons
coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from Ancient Rome, focaccia evolved from the 'panis focacius,' a flatbread cooked on hearth stones. It remains a staple of Ligurian and broader Italian culinary tradition.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Italian70%

ingredients+techniques

Middle Eastern30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

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