Fainá is a very simple dough made from chickpea flour, that is gluten-free and unleavened, which migrated from Italy to Uruguay and Argentina, where it has become the essential accompaniment to pizza. What is fainá? Fainá is a large pancake made with …

Fainá is a unique flatbread made with chickpea flour, black pepper, and lots of fresh herbs. It is extremely popular throughout Argentina and Uruguay. The most prevalent theory about its origin says that Genovese immigrants brought it to Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the early 20th century, and over time it became a popular food item in the ...

2022年5月10日 · A century ago, Italian immigrants in Argentina's capital gave pizza an unusual new topping: a chickpea pancake known as "fainá". At a bustling counter inside Güerrín, a central Buenos Aires...

In Argentina fainá is often served right under or over a slice of pizza, conveniently sliced the same size; this then becomes a "Pizza a Caballo". Today in Argentina a good fainá is considered an essential side when eating pizza with style; also you can add ingredients such as, mozzarella, oregano, tomatoes, etc…

2023年1月25日 · Fainá is an Italian-style flatbread made from chickpea (garbanzo) flour that is popular in Uruguay and Argentina. Use this recipe to make it at home.

2024年5月2日 · In Buenos Aires, the cosmopolitan heart of Argentina, Fainá is most commonly served “a caballo,” placed atop a slice of pizza. This combination is particularly popular in pizzerias around the city, where diners enjoy the contrasting textures and flavors of the crispy chickpea flatbread with the soft, often cheesy pizza beneath.

2024年2月27日 · Fainá is a savory, gluten-free flatbread made from chickpea flour, popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is commonly enjoyed as an appetizer, street food or as an accompaniment to pizza, particularly in the region of Buenos Aires where it is popular to place a slice of Fainá on top of the pizza.

2018年2月1日 · Fainá, a crunchy, thin, bread made from chickpea flour is a hugely popular accompaniment to pizza in Uruguay and Argentina. Fainá is served in slices alongside pizza and is made to be set on top of the pizza as a crunchy top layer.

Most pizzerias in Argentina will serve this 'fainá' as an ‘entrada’ (appetiser) option or it sometimes comes served on top of your pizza order! Standing time: 1 hour. 1. Combine the chickpea flour and salt in a bowl with enough water to make a smooth batter that resembles thin custard. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour. 2.

Around Buenos Aires, Genovese style pizza is often accompanied by fainá, a flatbread made with chickpea flour, water, olive oil, salt and pepper. Known as ‘farinata’ in Italy, fainá is designed to be doubled up with the pizza for ‘ pizza a caballo, ‘ or piggyback pizza.