Cecìna, an ancient Pisan recipe
Cecina, piatto tipico pisano

During the holidays, there are several occasions for dinners at home with friends, but each time it is not trivial inventing something new and quick to be prepared.

Here you can find an idea for a tasty dish: despite the fact that this recipe is extremely simple, it is not trivial because it is not usual, at least, not in all regions of Italy.

This is cecìna, also known as chickpea farinata or chickpea cake.

Historically, it seems that the Maritime Republics of Pisa and Genoa imported this legume to Italy from Arab countries, then using chickpea flour to prepare this dish.
And even today, cecìna is a typical agri-food product of Liguria and Tuscany.
It is certainly a recurring recipe in Pisan cuisine.

It takes only 40 minutes including cooking.

With 150 gr of chickpea flour, 100 ml of extra virgin oil, water, salt and rosemary, you obtain a tasty appetizer – a little different from the usual ones, as well as healthy.
Just add the ingredients to the flour a little at a time (these are the doses for 6 people), mixing them in a bowl with the help of a whisk. The rosemary needles should be added at the end.

You also need a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil for the round pan in which the mixture must be poured. Bake this salty cake for 30 minutes at 200 °C. It is ready when you see a golden crust.

Cecìna is always a great success and, once again, the extra virgin olive oil, like the one we make, is one of the basic ingredients.

Claudia Zucca
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