How to make Italian Focaccia Bread by royal desi food| Easy Focaccia Bread Recipe at home

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The name focaccia derives from the Roman “panis focacius,” meaning “hearth bread”, referring to the fact that focaccia was traditionally baked in coals in Roman times. Its recipe back then consisted of rough flour, olive oil, water, a very small quantity of yeast, and salt, and was probably quite plain. It was used as a dipping bread, usually torn apart by hand and dipped into salty soups made from water, vinegar, and possibly olive oil (essentially what you get served at most Italian restaurants as you wait for your meal these days, minus the water component of course).

Focaccia is the epitome of summer. The perfect one should be moist but airy, its crumb sandwiched between thin but ultra-crunchy top and bottom crusts, thanks to the generous amount of olive oil used in its making. Not unlike a very thick-crusted pizza, this flatbread is a great vehicle for all kinds of vegetables, but also cheese and dips, olives and cold cuts. After all, it is a Mediterrenean staple.