Crostini

Crostini ( Pl. From crostino = diminutive of crosta , "crust") are a dish in Italian cuisine .

Crostini with diced tomatoes and onions

The basic recipe is that slices of country bread made from wheat flour or, depending on the region, other types of grain are rubbed with garlic and drizzled with olive oil before consumption .

This recipe is now varied in various ways:

• Crostini with fresh tomato cubes
• Crostini with fried chicken liver
• Crostini with Parma ham
• Crostini with a spread made from olives , anchovies or tuna

literature

• Erhard Gorys: The new kitchen dictionary . dtv, Munich 1994-2002, ISBN 3-423-36245-6
• The silver spoon, Phaidon Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 0-7148-9665-9

Web links

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