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What do Italian biscotti (biscotti di Prado) and German zwiebach have in common?

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Biscotti   Bergischer Zwieback der Bergischen Kaffetafel in Radevormwald, Kottmannshausen 1.
German zwiebach
Italian biscotti

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They are both "twice-baked" goods . . .

along with Biscuit ("twice-cooked")
 Biskotso,
 Bappir,
 Rusk
and occasionally, Detroit-style pizza

 Biscotti and the like are derived from the Latin phrase word bis coctus which means "twice baked".

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