Panini vs. Focaccia — What's the Difference?

A panino.

Focaccia (Italian pronunciation: [foˈkattʃa]; Ligurian: fugassa [fyˈɡasa]) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called "pizza bianca". Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread.

A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.

A flat Italian bread traditionally flavored with olive oil and salt and often topped with herbs, onions, or other items.

Plural of panino

(uncountable) A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Focaccia typically consists of high-gluten flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.

Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)

(countable) A sandwich made with this type of bread.