holidays & recipes: an ancient holiday menu with focaccia recipe
According to the cookbook The Philosopher’s Kitchen, the Etruscans, who settled the west coast of Italy in the 8th century BCE, made thick dough from ground grains that was baked under hot cooking ashes and then tipped with oils and herbs. The Romans called this bread panus focus. We know this bread as foccacia. It is one of the simplest breads to bake and its versatility has made it extremely popular in the past 10 years. Many regions of Italy have their own variety of flavorings that are add to their focaccia. Various versions of focaccia can also be found in other parts of the world. For example, in Burgundy, they call this bread foisse or fouaisse. In other areas of France it is known as fougasse. In Italy, for many centuries it has had an association with Christmas Eve and Epiphany. It is no wonder that this simple, versatile,... Read the Rest →
