A common variation of garlic bread
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| Type | Bread |
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| Course | Entree or side dish |
| Main ingredients | Bread (typically a baguette), garlic, olive oilorbutter |
| Variations | Cheesy garlic bread, garlic knots, garlic pizza base, tomato bread |
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Garlic bread (also called garlic toast)[1] consists of bread (usually a baguette, sour dough, or bread such as ciabatta), topped with garlic and occasionally olive oil or butter and may include additional herbs, such as oreganoorchives.[2] It is then either grilled until toasted or baked in a conventional or bread oven.[2]
It is typically made using a French baguette, or sometimes ciabatta which is partially sliced downwards, allowing the condiments to soak into the loaf while keeping it in one piece. The bread is then stuffed through the cuts with oil and minced garlic before baking. Alternatively, butter and garlic powder are used, or the bread is cut lengthwise into separate slices which are individually garnished.
Some variants are topped with a variety of cheeses, often mozzarella, Parmesan, cheddarorfeta. Some restaurants use clarified butter in place of olive oil.
Garlic bread originated in the United States and it is a typical Italian-American dish.[3] It probably originated after Italian immigrants started to use butter as a substitute for olive oil, which was uncommon in the United States in the first half of the 20th century.
Garlic bread stems from bruschetta,[4][5] which appeared in Italy around the 15th century, and can be traced back to Ancient Rome.[6]
In France, it was common in Provence, where it was called chapon and served with salad.[7] It was also prepared in other regions, such as Quercy, as a crust of bread rubbed with garlic, and spiced with a pinch of salt along with a drop of walnut oil.[8]
In England, butter is used instead of olive oil in garlic bread.[9]
In the United States, garlic bread has been on the menu of many restaurants since at least the 1950s, often paired with pasta dishes, particularly lasagna and spaghetti.[10] Commercially manufactured frozen garlic bread was developed in the 1970s by Cole's Quality Foods in Muskegon, Michigan.[11]
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British comedian Peter Kay famously mentioned the bread in his stand-up routine, quoting his father's disbelief upon hearing of it ("Garlic bread? Garlic bread?!"). He subsequently referenced this in his sitcom Phoenix Nights, when nightclub owner Brian Potter (played by Kay) says, "Garlic bread – it’s the future, I’ve tasted it".
In a 2004 poll by UKTV Gold to find the best British television comedy one-liner, this came top.[12]
Kay's routine gained some revived attention following a stand-up act by an aspiring comedian named Elaine Williams on series 5ofBritain's Got Talent, whose heavily criticised and ridiculed performance eventually devolved into simply repeating the phrase "garlic bread", in reference to the Peter Kay routine, multiple times. When this was not met with laughter, she told the audience to "fuck off", before walking off stage. A clip of the audition has since gone viralonYouTube, and is associated with numerous internet memes on the subject of garlic bread.[13]
In the 2005 comic book Scott Pilgrim vs. the World created by Canadian cartoonist Bryan Lee O'Malley, and the 2010 film adaptation of the same name, Scott mentions this as his favorite food: "Garlic bread is my favourite food. I could honestly eat it for every meal. Or just all the time without even stopping".
Media related to Garlic breads at Wikimedia Commons
Garlic bread at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject|
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