Where does Panini originate from? How did it get it's name?!
Answers: Where does Panini originate from? and how did it get it's name? I'm wondering this because I'm eating a turkey & cheese one right now and was just wondering.
It originate from the word panino.
A panino (pronounced /p??ni?no?/) is a sandwich made from a small loaf of bread, typically a ciabatta. The loaf is often cut horizontally and filled with salami, ham, meat, cheese or other food, and sometimes served hot. A grilled panino is buttered on the outside and grilled in a press.
The word "panino" [pa'ni:no] is Italian (literally meaning small bread roll), with the plural panini. "Panini" is often used in a singular sense by speakers of languages that borrow the word, including English and French, and pluralised when necessary into "paninis".
In Italian, panino refers properly to a bread roll and a "panino imbottito" (literally "stuffed panino") to a sandwich; so a paninoteca is a sandwich bar. In Central Italy, there is a popular version of panino which is filled with porchetta, i.e. slices of roasted pork.
Trivia
During the 1980s, the term paninaro (slang term originally born to indicate maker and seller of panini, or its shop, and then extended to its patrons as well) was used to denote a youngsters' culture typical of teenagers supposed to eat and meet in sandwich bars such as Milan’s Al Panino and then in the first US-style fast food being opened in Italy in the mid-80s. Paninari were depicted as fashion-fixated, vapid individuals, delighting in showcasing early 80s status symbols such as Timberland shoes, Moncler accessories, Ray-Ban sunglasses and articles from Armani, Coveri, Controvento. They were lampooned in the Italia 1 comedy show Drive-in by Enzo Braschi. A track entitled Paninaro appears on Pet Shop Boys' albums Disco and Alternative.
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I know pan is spanish and has to do with bread thats where panera bread got its name. I bet panini is the same thing even though its cheese stuff.
It originated from Italy. A sandwhich from a small loaf of bread. Typically known in Italy as a ciabatta (slang).