Bruschetta & Company

A bruschetta (brew-SKET-ta) is one of many variations of toasted bread, olive oil and garlic from Italy and it is justly popular all over the world. Meant to be eaten as a dish in itself, today a bruschetta is often served with a topping, though then it’s technically a crostino (literally ‘little crust’). The traditional Roman way of preparing a bruschetta is to cook the bread in oil to toast it, while the Tuscan fett’unta (‘anointed’ slice) is toasted fir