FARINATA

'Farinata' (which literally means ''floured'') is a thin, crisp, pizza-like pancake from Liguria, Italy which is also eaten in Alessandria and is similar to the socca from Nice, France. It is made stirring chick pea flour into a mixture of water and olive oil to form a loose batter, and baking it in the oven. Farinata may be seasoned with fresh rosemary, pepper and sea salt. Like pizza, it may also be topped with onions, sausages, artichokes, gorgonzola cheese or other ingredients.
In Argentina, farinata is still known as "'fainá'", its original genoese name, it is widely eaten, usually on top of pizza.
In Gibraltar, where a significant portion of its population is of Genoese origin, it is known as "'calentita'" when it is baked or "'panissa'" when it is fried, actually the name in Genoese indicates a solidified polenta-like conoction which, however, can be cut into strips to be fried, then assuming the name panissette. These are considered to be Gibraltar's national dishes.

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