Michetta

Michetta [miˈketta] (little crumb; only used in Northern Italy) or Rosetta (little rose, used in the rest of the country) is an Italian white bread, recognizable from its bulged shape.

Michetta
Alternative namesRosetta
TypeBread
Place of originItaly
Region or stateRome and Lombardy

History

Michetta is a variation of the Austrian Kaiser Semmel bourght to Milan in the 1800s during the Austrian rule.[1] Functionaries of the Austrian empire introduced a number of food products, including the Kaisersemmel, a type of bread with segments resembling a small rose.

However, due to the higher humidity, the michetta produced in Milan were less fragrant and became harder in a single day.

The michetta rolls are highly leavened, more so than the Viennese Kaiser Semmel, so the interior is very nearly hollow, producing a very light roll with hard crust, but they do not keep very well, and are best eaten freshly baked.[2]

The new type of bread was called michetta, from the Lombard version of Kaisersemmel, micca,[3] a term originally meaning "crumb."

References
  1. Orsini, Giuseppe (2007). Italian Baking Secrets. St. Martin's Press. p. 7.
  2. Conte, Anna Del (2013). Gastronomy of Italy. Pavilion Books.
  3. Cherubini, Francesco (1840). Vocabolario milanese italiano. III.
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