farinata (alla ligure)

/fah-ree-NAH-tah (ahl-lah lee-GOO-reh)/
[Italian] plural farinate (alla ligure)

A sort of thin crêpe or pancake of chickpea (US: garbanzo bean) flour fried in olive oil and served in crisp slabs like pizza. These are usually only cooked during the monring, in special "frying shops" called friggitoria.

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