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| Place of origin | Italy |
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| Region or state | Piedmont |
| Main ingredients | Bread, various fillings |
Atramezzino (Italian:[tramedˈdziːno];pl.:tramezzini) is anItaliansandwich consisting of two slices of softwhite bread, with the crusts removed, usually cut in a triangle. Popular fillings includeprosciutto,tuna, andolives, but many other fillings can be used.[1]
The termtramezzino was coined byGabriele D'Annunzio toreplace the English wordsandwich.[2] It is the diminutive of the wordtramezzo, meaning 'in-between' (formed with the addition of thesuffix-ino).
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The origin of thetramezzino can be found in the Caffè Mulassano inPiazza Castello, Turin, where it was devised in 1925 as an alternative to Englishtea sandwich.[3][4] In July 19, the newspaperLa Cucina Italiana wrote the first official recipe for the sandwich.[citation needed]
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