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Farinata in bottiglia<br />

Farinata in a Bottle<br />

Michele Zanini nel 2008 si mette in testa di ampliare il mercato dell’antico prodotto.<br />

E ha l’idea d’imbottigliare la farinata e distribuirla nei supermercati. Ma ci vuole la formula perfetta<br />

per renderne semplice la cottura<br />

Michele Zanini in 2008 had a brainstorm regarding an ancient <strong>Liguria</strong>n food product.<br />

He thought of bottling farinata, that well-loved chick pea pancake, and selling it in supermarkets.<br />

But first he had to find the right formula to make it easy to cook<br />

Impossibile farsi svelare il segreto di una ricetta<br />

antica e semplice, ma così difficile da realizzare:<br />

certo, tutti conosciamo gli ingredienti,<br />

farina di ceci, acqua, sale e olio d’oliva… Ma<br />

perché l’impasto acquisti quella croccante doratura<br />

in superficie, mantenendo la giusta consistenza<br />

senza asciugare, l’impresa può diventare<br />

ardua. Nata per caso, secondo la leggenda, sulle<br />

navi dei marinai genovesi al ritorno dalla vittoriosa<br />

battaglia della Meloria, quando i barili<br />

d’olio e di farina di ceci, trasportati dalle imbarcazioni<br />

nella tempesta, rovesciano il loro contenuto<br />

e danno origine a uno strano intruglio, la<br />

ricetta conserva un’alchimia, il cui segreto risiede<br />

nell’equilibrio delle proporzioni.<br />

It is impossible to reveal the secret of such an<br />

ancient but simple recipe that is so difficult to<br />

make. Certainly, we all know the ingredients:<br />

chick pea flour, water, salt, and olive oil… But how<br />

do you get the batter so crunchy and golden on<br />

the top and keep its chewy consistency without<br />

drying up the pancake? It is more difficult than it<br />

seems. Legend has it that the farinata was created<br />

by chance.<br />

The ships of the Genoese Navy were returning<br />

from their victorious sea battle at Meloria, when<br />

barrels of olive oil and chick pea flour overturned<br />

during a storm.<br />

They created a strange mess, and today’s farinata<br />

was born. The recipe contains this alchemy, whose<br />

inventors<br />

inventori<br />

Anna Sansa<br />

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