Panino

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For other uses of "Panino", see Panino (disambiguation).

Panino terracina from a Toronto resturaunt. Its chief ingredients include prosciutto, arugula, and bocconcini.

A panino (IPA: [pʰəˈninəʊ]) is a sandwich made from a small loaf of bread, typically a ciabatta. The loaf is often cut horizontally and filled with salami, ham, meat, cheese or other food, and sometimes served hot.

The word is Italian (literally meaning small piece of bread), with the plural panini. "Panini" is often used in a singular sense by speakers of languages that borrow the word, including English and French.

"Panini" is also a brand of grill made specifically for grilling these sandwiches.

In Italian, panino refers variously to a bread roll and a sandwich, and a paninoteca is a sandwich bar. In Central Italy, there is a popular version of panino which is filled with porchetta, i.e. slices of roasted pork.

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During the 1980s, the term paninaro (consumer of panini) was used to denote a style typical of young people supposed to eat and meet in sandwich bars such as Milan’s Al Panino; the Pet Shop Boys' album Disco contained a track entitled 'Paninaro'.

In the United States, panini is most often found in New York City, bought from street vendors.