Ciabatta

Ciabatta (, literally slipper bread) is an Italian white bread made from wheat flour and yeast. The loaf is somewhat elongated, broad and flat. Ciabatta is baked in many variations.

Ciabatta was developed in 1982. Since the late 1990s it has been popular across Europe, particularly in Spain, the United Kingdom, and in the United States, and is widely used as a sandwich bread.

A toasted sandwich made from small loaves of ciabatta is known as a panino (plural panini).