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Ciabatta bread from Italy Source: Getty / Diana Miller

Ciabatta bread was invented in the 1980s by an Italian rally driver who was fed up with the ubiquitous French baguette and wanted an Italian loaf which gave it some competition

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Ciabatta bread was invented in the 1980s by an Italian rally driver who was fed up with the ubiquitous French baguette and wanted an Italian loaf which gave it some competition

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