Breadstick

Breadstick
Grissini in a restaurant in Turin, Italy
Alternative namesGrissini
TypeBread
Place of originItaly
Main ingredientsFlour, water, yeast

Breadsticks, also known as grissini (sg.: grissino; Piedmontese: ghërsin, Piedmontese: [gəɾˈsiŋ]), are generally pencil-sized sticks of crisp, dry baked bread that originated in the Piedmont region of Italy. There is also a soft-baked breadstick version popular in North America.