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Panella (: panelle) is a Sicilian fritter made with chickpea flour and other ingredients, usually including water, salt, pepper, olive oil, and finely chopped parsley. They are a popular street food in the city of Palermo and are often eaten between slices of bread or on a sesame roll, like a sandwich. Called pane e panelle, these sandwiches are usually served with a slice of lemon to be squeezed over panelle.

Key facts

Food.image
File:Panelle_in_Caltanissetta.jpg
Food.caption
A plate of Caltanisetta-style panelle (panelle nissene)
Food.alternative_name
Panelli
Food.place_of_origin
Italy
Food.region
Sicily
Food.associated_cuisine
Sicilian
Food.type
Fritter
Food.course
Main course
Food.main_ingredient
Chickpea flour, water, salt
Food.minor_ingredient
Parsley, olive oil, pepper
Food.variations
Pane e panelle

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
street food
Country of origin
Italy
Image
Panelle in Caltanissetta.jpg
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Commons category
Panelle
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Encyclopedic overview

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Panella (: panelle) is a Sicilian fritter made with chickpea flour and other ingredients, usually including water, salt, pepper, olive oil, and finely chopped parsley. They are a popular street food in the city of Palermo and are often eaten between slices of bread or on a sesame roll, like a sandwich. Called pane e panelle, these sandwiches are usually served with a slice of lemon to be squeezed over panelle.

==Variations==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “panelle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.