Panini (sandwich)
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Panini (Template:IPAc-en), nowadays less commonly called panino (Template:IPA), are sandwiches made with Italian bread (such as ciabatta and Template:Lang), usually served warm after grilling or toasting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In many English-speaking countries, the name Template: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 Template:Lang is a word of Italian origin. In Italian, the noun Template:Lang (Template:IPA; Template:Plural form: Template:Lang) is a diminutive of Template:Lang (Template:Literally) and refers to a bread roll. Template:Lang (Template:Literally) refers to a sandwich, but the word Template:Lang is also often used alone to indicate a sandwich in general.Template:Citation needed
In English dominant countries, Template:Lang is widely used as the singular form, with the plural form Template:Lang or Template:Lang, although some speakers use singular Template:Lang and plural Template:Lang as in Italian.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
History
Template:Main 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 Template:Lang, in the 1970s and 1980s. Trendy US restaurants began selling panini, with distinctive variations appearing in various cities.<ref name="zeldes">Template:Cite web</ref>
During the 1980s, the term Template:Lang arose in Italy to denote a member of a youth culture represented by patrons of sandwich bars, such as Milan's Template:Lang, and Italy's first US-style fast food restaurants. Template: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>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
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