Breadsticks and bakery
Cereal crackers
Thin, crisp slices, with the cereals visible in the dough and darkening it. They carry an aged cheese without crumbling.
The shop / Panificio Malafronte
Panificio Malafronte
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Gragnano, since 1906. Four generations in the same trade, and a slow bake that is the opposite of what an industrial oven does: the breadsticks are stretched by hand, one at a time, from Italian flours only.
Campania
Breadsticks and bakery
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Spelt crackers
Spelt gives a more rustic taste and a warmer colour. They are the plainest of the three: they work on their own.
Breadsticks and bakery
Mediterranean crackers
The flavoured ones of the three: oregano and herbs in the dough, present without covering the bread.
Breadsticks and bakery
Onion breadsticks
Onion baked into the dough loses its edge and leaves the sweetness behind. This is the breadstick that stands up to serious cheese without being pushed aside.
Breadsticks and bakery
Cacio e pepe breadsticks
The Roman dish stripped to the bone and put into a breadstick: cheese and pepper, nothing to dilute them. The pepper arrives at the end, as it should.
Breadsticks and bakery
Sesame breadsticks
The toasted sesame sits on the outside, where you meet it first. Underneath, dough stretched by hand and baked slowly, snapping clean without turning to dust.