Farinata

Farinata is the Italian name for a pancake made from the basic ingredients of chickpea flour, olive oil, salt and water. The court is originally from Genoa and is, with variations, in different places in the Mediterranean and in South America, a local specialty. It is also known under the name Faina, Faine, Cecina or Torta di Ceci. Variants hot Calentita or Panelle. In Provence called this dish Cade or Socca ( ​​to Toulon and Nice).

Farinata is a typical dish of the so-called poor kitchen and has ancient origins. Similar pancakes were already prepared by the Greeks, Romans and in the Middle Ages as an alternative to bread. Normally for the production of a wood stove is ( pizza) used, in which the flat bread is baked in special flat baking sheets at high temperature. The pancakes takes on a yellow color and should be outside well browned. He is immediately eaten hot, as it is warmed up hard. In general, it is seasoned with black pepper.

Italy

• In Liguria is called the court farinata di ceci, in Genoese dialect a ' Faina de ceixei. Local, where Farinata is still prepared traditionally in a wood oven, and you can take wine to eat with a glass of hot Farinotti or sciamadde. Of these, often visited and sung by the artists and writers of the city, there are only a few. About Genoa, one finds the Farinata especially in the municipalities of Chiavari, La Spezia, Santo Stefano d' aveto and Savona.

• In Tuscany, the court is spread along the coast (Pisa, Viareggio, Livorno), and as Cecina ( stressed on the "i" ) Torta di Ceci or aware. It is either eaten alone or as a filling Focaccia ( in Livorno is, the latter variant cinque e cinque, as the price earlier five lire for the torta and five lire for the bread was ).

• After Sardinia, the court was brought by the Genoese, and says there Faine. It is mainly known in the area around Sassari. It is served in a number of typical restaurants, but also in many pizzerias. Also popular are variants with onions and Sardinian sausages.

• In Sicily, especially around Palermo, called the court panelle, and a snack. It differs from the main variant in that the pancake is fried in oil. The Panelle be eaten ( called in dialect cazzilli ) together with potato croquettes in bread. You can get them ( friggitorie ) in numerous snacks.

France

The Socca is one of the specialties of the southern French city of Nice, and some surrounding communities. It is offered at markets or from itinerant traders or on street corners, where she likes to enjoy at tables with wooden benches with a glass of cold rosé wine. In the region around Toulon little further west is called the Court Cade.

Gibraltar

Under the name Calentita is a similar cake chickpeas national dish of Gibraltar.

North Africa

In Oran ( Algeria), a similar dish is known under the name Karantita, but it will be added to the recipe eggs and cumin. Rather, the original Ligurian variant corresponds to the calentita in Morocco.

South America

Farinata was under the name Faina brought ( la Faina Faina or el ) to South America. It is found in the pizzerias on the Río de la Plata, both in Buenos Aires and in Montevideo, where it usually accompanies the pizza.