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The history of piadina has ancient origins and is thought to date back to the Etruscan period, who prepared a sort of "piada" with cereals used as a kind of bread. The Romans made their own this recipe that was consumed in the most refined houses. The etymology of the word "piadina" is uncertain; many think the term "piada" (pie, pieda, pida) was borrowed from the Greek word for focaccia. Others think the term was borrowed from other languages because of the large use of similar foods throughout the Eastern Roman Empire. The first written evidence of Piadina dates back to 1371, by Cardinal Anglico, who for the first time gave the recipe of the bread of the people of Romagna: "It is made with wheat flour moistened with water and flavoured with salt. It is then kneaded with milk as well, and also a little lard." The fame of piadina starts in the 50s when the people in Romagna began to build small kiosks in the streets, that sell the piadina filled with ham, cheese and rucola.
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