What is the difference between focaccia bread and ciabatta bread?
The difference is that a proper ciabatta starts with a biga while a focaccia doesn’t use a biga. So when they are baked, a focaccia is a little denser, while a ciabatta is light and full of holes. And the denser crumb makes for a bread that is easier to add things to like more olive oil, olives, whole fresh spices and cheese, whereas the lightness of a ciabatta is enjoyed plain.
Flat oven-baked Italian bread, is usually seasoned with olive oil and sometimes herbs, and may be topped with onion, cheese and meat, or flavored with a number of vegetables. However, by far the most typical focaccia is simply baked dough topped with olive oil and a simple herb like rosemary or sage, and salted with coarse salt. Ciabatta bread tends to be short, wide, and long, which, Italian white bread made with wheat flour and yeast. *which rises*, Some bakers add herbs, oil, or olives to their ciabatta bread before baking it, turning out a bread which slightly resembles focaccia, although it has a less dense crumb.
