Panisse

Learn How to Make Panisse an Easy Recipe

June 19, 2023

While you have most likely tried polenta before, if you have not visited the South of France you may not have sampled panisse or socca. Golden brown, slightly crispy and topped with a fleur de sel, it’s hard to resist freshly made panisse. Below is my easy recipe for panisse and one I share with …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Provencal Recipes · Side Dish · Street Food · Taste

Chickpea Flour Panisses Frites are Better than Fries

May 22, 2023

Panisse, like polenta, is easy to make. The difference is chickpea flour instead of cornmeal. However, the culinary debate about whether panisse is a culinary creation of Marseille or Nice continues without resolution. Is the authentic version of panisse found at a snack bar on the beach in l’Estaque, where Cézanne once painted? Or is …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Panisses Sucrées a Sweet Version Recipes from Nice

April 24, 2023

While panisse and socca include chickpea flour and water, the preparation and cooking for these typical Niçoise recipes are different. Like polenta, panisse starts with a dough cooked until it is thick. Then the dough is rolled or shaped and fried in a hot pan. Panisse is served hot and as a delicious side dish. …

Appetizer · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

Panisse Chickpea Fritters Recipe an Appetizer from Provence

March 13, 2018

These delicious chickpea fritters are known in the Mediterranean and a favorite Provençal dish. I found Panisse to be an incredibly delicious yet simple appetizer, a perfect way to whet your guests’ appetite before a sumptuous meal. …

Appetizer · David Scott Allen · Provencal Recipes · Taste

A Variation on Traditional Hummus Roasted Chickpea and Shallot Spread

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Any easy variation on hummus with chickpeas and shallots…

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips

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What is a Master of Wine and what does it take to become one? Learn more about Elizabeth Gabay’s compelling story and why she lives “Equidistant between the Rhone and Piedmont” follow this link. We asked Elizabeth to share her Perfectly Provence moments with our readers: #Discover The more remote villages away from the busy …

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Panisse

Learn How to Make Panisse an Easy Recipe

Chickpea Flour Panisses Frites are Better than Fries

Panisses Sucrées a Sweet Version Recipes from Nice

Panisse Chickpea Fritters Recipe an Appetizer from Provence

A Variation on Traditional Hummus Roasted Chickpea and Shallot Spread

Perfectly Provence Travel Tips by Master of Wine

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