Italian bread is a European-style yeast bread, with a crisp crust and firm, coarse-textured crumb. It is shaped into rounds, ovals, and long loaves.
For other breads, see baguette, bread crumbs, challah, country-style bread, English muffins, French bread, lavash, multigrain bread, pita bread, sourdough bread, tortillas, white bread, and whole-wheat bread.