Pane carasau is a traditional flatbread from Sardinia, known in Italian as carta da musica, meaning sheet music, because it is rolled so thin and paper like that a printed page can reportedly be read through it. The bread is typically paired with pecorino cheese and wine.
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How is pane carasau divided into thin sheets?
According to CooksInfo, "The circles are then taken out of oven quickly while they are still puffed and divided into two sheets by slicing them horizontally through the middle or just pulling the top layer off from the bottom."
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Article body, sentence on nuraghe excavations
Remains of the bread were found in archeological excavations of nuraghes (traditional Sardinian stone buildings) and it was therefore already eaten on the island prior to 1000 BCE.
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Remains of the bread were found in archeological excavations of nuraghes (traditional Sardinian stone buildings) and it was therefore already eaten on the island prior to 1000 BCE.
- Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:Italian breads
- Uses Ingredient: Water, Infobox main_ingredient field: Durum wheat flour, salt, yeast, water
In Cuisine: Italian Cuisine, Infobox: country
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