Graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, avid cook and generally likeable fellow living in Lecce, southern Italy... That would be me. This is the place where I share what I do in the kitchen with all of you hungry people out there... enjoy!
@@peterbreis5407 I've never tried, but theoretically it COULD work, although flour is usually made by grinding and not blending. You can easily find it at ethnic supermarkets though.
Francesco, I don’t have grana padano cheese but I do have some Parmesan cheese in my fridge, could I use that instead? Made my Farinata batter this evening but I was looking online for a yummy topping 😋 Can I use a cast iron pan or is it better to use a rimmed baking tray?
i gave up on farinata/socca in the end because i realised i was never going to master it without a proper wood fired oven, or at least a pizza oven also, do not assume indian chickpea flour, or besan, is interchangable with italien chickpea flour
@@maryconner9577 this is where I should stop - I have no expertise really, I can taste a difference but I don't k ow how to describe it Maybe buy both and experiment?
And why so much work, an old relative of mine would say, everything comes together in the stomach. But I'm amazed, I loved it because I had never seen oranges with touches of red. Thank you!
@@vardarazdemiranda5036 the highest possible temperature and place it at the bottom of the oven where it is hottest- home ovens are never as hot as professional pizza ovens
I made this, and it was delicious! When I added the lemon juice to the tahini, it curdled, and was no longer a “sauce”. I still put it on the Romanesco, and it was tasty!
Thank you very much for sharing this recipe! I have lots of cardi in my veg patch and I am so glad to have found your wonderful recipe. I can't wait to prepare mine alla maniera della mamma :-)
I’m literally in tears. I have missed this so much since my childhood. I wasn’t even sure what they looked like. I just remember my Grandma Ann always saying it was a lot of work, but this vegetable was part of our Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts.
My Aunts and Great Aunts would leap out of the car and pick them on the side of the Road on Old Lake Shore Road and forage for them. They were delicious. 😋
Great recipe. I am in the high desert of northern Nevada and mine have just shot up to nearly 5 feet. I'm using them now. I'm going to try to prepare, cook, and freeze them for the rest of the year.
why not make lots of little pancakes and serve an individual cardoon (as shown in recipe) on the top? If wanted, it could be lightly rolled around to eat, or... dipped into a dipping sauce...... ?
Yes sorry about that, I don't have any possibility to do good audio at the moment, which is why I stopped doing any videos with actual sound recording long ago. Hopefully at some point I will able to get some equipment and do better. 🙏✌️ I am still trying to learn to do this and only have a simple phone to record with. I hope you enjoy the other videos more.
@@Ijhkvyj7556 I'm sure you will love them! The only part that SOMETIMES is a little tough to eat, is the stem in the middle- otherwise they go like potato chips and turn crunchy and deliciously lemony :-)
Nonna always made these, because they were my favorites. When they came from Sicily, they went to Rochester,NY, where I was born. I'm guessing that there was a large Italian/Sicilian population there, because they were easy to find. Is there an English word that they might be sold under? For some reason, I always thought that they were burdock or dandelion greens.
Thanks so much for writing! There's no vegetable quite as Sicilian as cardoons! I hope to get some more soon! We do occasionally get them here in Lecce, but they just don't know how to cook them here so we don't get them so often.
Hi there, sounds like lovely memories. I found the plant and it happens to grow perennially here in NC. I planted it as an ornamental, but came here to learn to cook it.
My dad makes these every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas passed down through generations. He recently passed away and I'm trying to find our recipe. This looks very close to ours. THANK YOU!! We do put a little garlic powder in the batter as well.
Thank you! I'm sorry about that- did you watch on your phone or on the computer? I'm still trying to figure out the best way to make these videos 🙏 I will see what I can do in future!
Thank you! I was thinking about this the other day as we get close to the holidays, haven't had them in years! You make them like my mom used to, going to look for them and make them this year :)
