grissini
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of grissini
C20: from Italian
Example Sentences
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It’s dark as polished ebony and it crunches like grissini.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023
The bread basket could pass for a bakery, filled as it is with twiglike grissini, tender focaccia, an Italian roll that tastes like a flaky croissant flavored with Parmesan and sometimes even slices of pizza.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022
Sure, but you won't want to ever again after making Maurizio's sourdough grissini.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021
Consider Bindra’s chutney flight, the Indian equivalent of a bread basket featuring naan grissini and six housemade chutneys, mostly fruit and in such unexpected flavors as guava and raspberry.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2019
Fourteen of them in all, from the long sticks of grissini to the great slid loaves weighing many pounds.
From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Edwords, Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar)
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