The Food: Foccacia

Foccacia is said to have its roots in Ancient Greece.  They cooked their bread in brick ovens and topped it off with rosemary, pine nuts, olives and olive oil.  It is almost like a pizza, flat, but no tomato sauce or cheese (traditionally).  The recipe is simple, the concentration here is on herbs, not sauce or cheese.  Just get your dough frozen, from your local pizzeria (yes, they will sell you the dough uncooked) and/or make it yourself.  Allow it to rise, then stretch it out into a round piece to the thickness you like (make two if want them thinner) and top it with whatever herbs you like, experiment using thyme, oregano, onions (my favorite), rosemary, black olives split in half and pitted, and drizzle with olive oil. 

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