ravenlynne > wrote:

> All of that and I haven't yet seen garlic bread on the menu.

Maybe not in Campania, but in Central Italy, especially Tuscany, you
will certainly encounter such things as bruschetta, fettunta, or
panunto, all of which have been tradionally prepared with grilled,
coarse, saltless bread rubbed with garlic and sprinkled with or dunked
into olive oil and served with salt and pepper. Adding tomatoes and
basil is a modern variation.

Victor