Liguria — Genova · Liguria — Vegetables & Sides
Smooth creamy chickpea, olive oil richness, slightly mineral finish — simple, satisfying, the defining Genovese street food experience
Coarse chickpea flour — produces a grainy, never-smooth result Short cooking — the starch must fully gelatinise; under-cooked panissa crumbles when cut Too-thin tray spreading — panissa less than 1cm thick is too fragile to slice cleanly Cold water added to roux instead of warm — causes instant lumping
Smooth creamy chickpea, olive oil richness, slightly mineral finish — simple, satisfying, the defining Genovese street food experience
Coarse chickpea flour — produces a grainy, never-smooth result Short cooking — the starch must fully gelatinise; under-cooked panissa crumbles when cut Too-thin tray spreading — panissa less than 1cm thick is too fragile to slice cleanly Cold water added to roux instead of warm — causes instant lumping
Panissa di Farina di Ceci alla Genovese connects to similar techniques: Cecina/farinata (chickpea pancake), Socca (Provençal chickpea pancake), Keftes de espinaka (chickpea flour fritters). Both use farina di ceci with water and olive oil — Ligurian farinata is baked thin in a copper pan while panissa is boiled thick and set cold; the same ingredient, two completely different preparation
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