ciabatta

Sometimes I wonder if things like 'ciabatta', 'focaccia', and 'chipotle' really existed within their native cultures before restaurant marketing teams got their hands on them. Where were these foods before they were sold at Applebee's or wherever? Just laying there, like glittering jewels in the grass, waiting for someone with an I.Q. above 90 to go, "Hey, I bet I could sell this as gourmet to Americans?"

I kinda hope they are totally made up. Like chalupa. Tell me chalupa ain't real.