Bakery Stall · Thin Breadsticks
Grissini Torinesi
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They were reportedly invented in 1679 by a royal baker for a sickly young duke who couldn't digest regular bread crumb, and Napoleon later loved them so much he arranged regular courier deliveries from Turin to Paris.
Grissini are long, thin, hand-stretched breadsticks baked until completely dry and crisp all the way through. Turin's bakeries and market stalls bundle them by the handful, often wrapped in paper.
Why it's made this way: They were created as an easily digestible bread substitute for the future King Vittorio Amedeo II, and their long shelf life made them a practical Piedmont export.
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