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The King and Grissini, the royal house of Savoy.

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Grissini are made with the finest flour and baked to a golden brown.

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They are crisp and crunchy to the taste.

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They were invented here in Turin.

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Northern Italy was ruled by the Savoy family in the 16th century

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and they decided to make the city their capital.

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It was the beginning of an era of prosperity.

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This is the royal house of Savoy,

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a world heritage property.

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The Savoy family acquired their fame during the 19th century

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when Italy was divided into small city-states

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that were ruled by other countries such as Austria and Spain.

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The Savoy family brought these small entities into one nation

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and took the lead in fighting for their independence.

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Italy won its independence in 1861

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and Turin was chosen as its first capital.

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This is Vittorio Amadeo II, also known as the Wolf of the Savoy.

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He created the foundations of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Grissini were first made in a bakery appointed by the Savoy family

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and near the royal house.

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Vittorio Amadeo II had been frail from birth.

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The family doctor told his worried mother that she should improve his diet.

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Grissini were invented to make digestible bread

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with fermented dough for the boy.

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Grissini became increasingly popular among aristocrats.

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When Amadeo II became king,

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he was actively involved in Turin's planning and construction

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during the 18th century.

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Many grand houses were built.

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The king confiscated land from the aristocrats

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and sold it to doctors and businessmen,

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hoping to create a new middle class.

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Aristocratic families were made to live in one building.

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The ground floor was used as a stable.

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The second floor was for the family.

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The third was for the servants and the fourth for craftsmen.

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Hence Turin's orderly cityscape of four-storey houses.

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The king was behind the Grissini

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and also laid the city foundations.

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Turin still has several bakeries

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which stick to the original 18th century recipes.

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Many people queue up on weekends for freshly baked Grissini.

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There is a rule to eating them.

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You have to break them in half.

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They shouldn't be eaten without being broken first.