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Ciabatta
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Do you prenounce ciabatta 'siabatta' or 'chiabatta'.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Sorry rufio - Scarlett has it right. The "i" serves to soften the "c" into a "tch" sound, and isn't pronounced. It's quite definitely "tchabatta". And "bruschetta" is "brusketta", because the "h" hardens the "c" into a "k" sound. These pronunciations are of course approximate - you need to give them a bit of Latin flair and zing to make them sound truly Italian. Parliamo un poco Italiano........