What are the panelle?

panelle is a fried snack, which is usually served in flat, rectangular pieces that are crunchy on the outside and somewhat chewing from the inside. It is made from the dough of flour chickpeas prepared for solid squares, which are fried in hot oil until they are roasted and crunchy. This food can be fried, but is usually made in a pan. It is common fast food on the road in Italy, especially in Sicily. Small pieces of panel size of postal signs are often consumed in sandwiches, while larger pieces of panel are served with food.

Before frying the panel, the dough must be formed in solid squares. For the production of the panel panel, the flour is cooked in a pot with oil and water until it becomes a thick batter, then it spreads and cools in a refrigerator on a large oiled pan until it is solid. Traditional dough is cooled on a cold marble plate. Once the mixture is cooled into a solid that lasts for about an hour, it is cut into pieces that are carefully removedLess and fried in hot olive oil. Since the process of preparing a solid dough can be laborious, in Italy, the prepared squares of the panelle can also be purchased from shops or sellers for frying at home.

This meal is popular throughout Italy, but is most often consumed in Palermo, in the city in southern Italy famous for its exceptional food. Panels can also be purchased from street food sellers in Palermo. In the rest of Italy, panels are often bought in frigitteria, also called FRY stores, which are food facilities aimed at serving objects that are fried in oil. This meal is also known as Panelle di Ceci and can be called chickpeas. These crunchy, chewing squares are often served in sandwiches.

Foreign flour is a powder made by grinding dried chickpeas, which are also known as Garbanzo beans. It can be purchased in many grocery stores, especially speciallyFood Strudy that carry unusual types of flour. In addition to the panelle, chickpeas flour can be used to make tortillas, pancakes and many other bread gifts. Chickpeas are versatile food that can be baked, cooked and eaten whole or cooked and mixed into hummus, popular decline and spread made of a mixture of chickpeas, oil and tahini. In the shop, the whole chickpeas can be dry or cooked in a can.