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Muffuletta

The muffuletta or muffaletta is a type of round Sicilian sesame bread and a popular sandwich that originated in Sicily. The name is believed to be a diminutive form of muffe , perhaps due to the round sandwich bread being reminiscent of a mushroom cap; or from muffola, 'muff', 'mitten'. The forms muffoletta and its iterations are modern Italianisms of the original Sicilian. Like many of the foreign-influenced terms found in New Orleans, pronunciation has evolved from a phonetic forebear. Depending on the specific Sicilian dialect, the item may be spelled:

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