Italian bread

Former AP Player of the Year Paige Bueckers cradled a loaf of crusty Italian bread like a football before she boarded the team bus back to Connecticut.

Or, spread the dip over toasted Italian bread slices and top with slices of roast beef or turkey.

I like a garlicky, large, super-crisp crouton, so I often buy a baguette or Italian bread, cube it and then crisp it up in a pan or in the oven in lots of garlic-flavored oil.

Classic panzanella features some sort of firm white bread, anything from Italian bread to ciabatta to a Pullman loaf.

Of Sicilian origin, muffuletta is actually the name of the Italian bread that holds the virtual charcuterie board of ingredients that make up this massive sandwich together.