Ferdinando's Focacceria

Frommer's Review

You might think that focaccia, that wonderful Italian bread coated with olive oil, herbs, and tomato sauce, is a recent culinary innovation. Think again. They've been making focaccia at Ferdinando's since 1904. But the focaccia they make at this Sicilian restaurant, in the increasingly trendy neighborhood of Carroll Gardens, is nothing like the focaccia you've tasted. Here the specialty focaccia is panelle, a deep-fried pancake made of chickpea flour. You can have your panelle plain or you can have it topped with ricotta and grated cheese. The restaurant also features Sicilian specials like marinated octopus, stuffed calamari, tripe in tomato sauce, and a magnificent caponatina (eggplant salad).

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