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Pane e prodotti da forno / Bread and bakery

Bread and bakery 1 tuttoinitaliano
Learn about Bread and bakery in the Italian language for A1 beginners

  • Il pane [The bread (general)]
  • La baguette [The French baguette (common in Italy too)]
  • La ciabatta [The ciabatta)
  • Il filone (rustic Italian loaf)
  • La pagnotta (round loaf / farmhouse bread)
  • Il pane integrale (whole wheat bread)
  • Il pane di segale (rye bread)
  • Il pane ai cereali (multigrain bread)
  • La focaccia [focaccia (olive oil flatbread)]
  • La schiacciata [Tuscan flatbread (similar to focaccia)]
  • La rosetta [The rosetta round roll bread with a star shape (common in Rome)]
  • Il panino [bread roll / sandwich]
  • Il grissino (breadstick)
  • La michetta (Milanese hollow roll)
  • Il pancarrè [sandwich bread (sliced loaf)]
  • Il pane raffermo [stale bread (used for soups like ribollita)]
  • Il pane toscano (senza sale) [Tuscan bread (unsalted)]
  • La piadina Romagna [flatbread (often stuffed)]
  • Il tarallo [Southern Italian crunchy bread ring]
  • La frisella [hard durum wheat biscuit (for bruschetta)]
  • Il biscotto salato (savory cracker)
  • La crostata [jam tart (sweet bakery item)]
  • La brioche [sweet breakfast pastry (like a croissant)]
  • Il cornetto [Italian croissant (usually sweeter than French)]
  • La sfogliatella (Neapolitan layered pastry)
  • Il cannolo [Sicilian cannolo (filled with ricotta)]

Next lesson:

Cibo in scatola e in barattolo / Canned and jarred food