Panini (sandwich)
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Panini (Template:IPAc-en), nowadays less commonly called panino ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}), are sandwiches made with Italian bread (such as ciabatta and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), usually served warm after grilling or toasting.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In many English-speaking countries, the name {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 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
Template:Refimprove section {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} is a word of Italian origin. In Italian, the noun {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Plural form: {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) is a diminutive of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Literally) and refers to a bread roll. {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Template:Literally) refers to a sandwich, but the word {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} is also often used alone to indicate a sandwich in general.Template:Citation needed
In English dominant countries, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} is widely used as the singular form, with the plural form {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, although some speakers use singular {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} and plural {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} as in Italian.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
History
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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 {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, in the 1970s and 1980s. Trendy US restaurants began selling panini, with distinctive variations appearing in various cities.<ref name="zeldes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
During the 1980s, the term {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} arose in Italy to denote a member of a youth culture represented by patrons of sandwich bars, such as Milan's {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, and Italy's first US-style fast food restaurants. {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} were depicted as right-leaning, fashion-fixated individuals, delighting in showcasing early-1980s consumer goods as status symbols.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
See also
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- List of sandwiches
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