An old Niçoise speciality made from nothing more than chickpea flour, water and oil, socca is like a big, thick pancake. In Nice, socca is cooked in broad, shallow pans and sold in hot wedges at ...

You can find savory chickpea pancakes on tables in France, Italy, Gibraltar, parts of northern Africa — and, these days, many restaurants across America.

Made with chickpea (garbanzo) flour, French socca are a cross between crepes and flatbread with a dense, nutty, bean taste. Use 1/2 cup of batter to make a thin pancake about 7 inches in diameter ...

Socca is a total crowd pleaser that works well with almost anything you can throw at it. ... Socca or farinata, this chickpea pancake is love at first sight. Updated: May. 10, ...

Socca, pronounced soh-kuh, is a menu staple at the Good King Tavern, our cozy French bistro in Philadelphia’s Bella Vista neighborhood. A savory pancake made from chickpea flour, socca is a ...

My last overseas trip was in 2019, when I went to Nice.On a cobblestone street lined with old wooden folding tables, accordion music twinkling up the block and the setting sun casting long shadows ...

Chickpea flatbreads like socca are omnipresent in the Mediterranean, with roots that go back thousands of years, according to Benvenuto. One Mesopotamian recipe he unearthed dates to 1700 BC.

Socca is easy to love, as I learned several summers ago when a friend made a big batch as an appetizer for a backyard party. The crispy-edged and pancake-thin slices have that sweet and nutty flavo… ...

Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Toss the red bell pepper and fennel with the garlic and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a well-seasoned 10-inch cast iron skillet.