Farinata

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Farinata

Alternative names	Farinata di ceci, torta di ceci, fainé, fainá, cecìna, socca
Type	Pancake
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Tuscany
Main ingredients	Chickpea flour, water, olive oil
Media: Farinata

Farinata (Italian: [fariˈnaːta]), farinata di ceci, torta di ceci, fainé, fainá, socca, cecìna or cade is a type of thin, unleavened pancake or crêpe made from chickpea flour.

Farinata is a typical preparation of the northwest Mediterranean coast; in Liguria it is named farinata, in Nice socca and in Toulon cade.

It is also a speciality of Oran, Algeria, where it was introduced under French rule and known as calentica, and in the cities of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Montevideo, Uruguay, where it is known as fainá and eaten with pizza.