Do you have walnut bread?
'Noci' — stress on 'NÒ-ci'. Two syllables. The 'c' before 'i' is soft: 'NO-chi'.
Ask specifically for walnut bread — excellent with cheese, honey, or as a base for open sandwiches with ricotta.
'Noci' = walnuts (plural of 'noce'). 'Pane con le noci' = walnut bread. In Italian bakeries, walnut bread is often sold alongside other specialty breads like 'pane alle olive' (olive bread) and 'pane ai fichi secchi' (dried fig bread).
Avete il pane alle olive?
Do you have olive bread?
Olive bread is another popular specialty bread
C'è il pane ai fichi e noci?
Is there fig and walnut bread?
The combination of dried figs and walnuts is a classic
Avete pane aromatizzato?
Do you have flavoured bread?
General question to discover what specialty breads are available
Walnut bread is particularly popular in Italian regions known for cheese production — Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, and Sardinia. The classic combination is walnut bread with Gorgonzola or aged Pecorino, washed down with a glass of late-harvest white wine.