Socca

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Socca is a local speciality of southeastern French cuisine, particularly in and around the city of Nice. It is very similar to the northern Italian farinata, as its primary ingredients are chickpea flour and olive oil. After being formed into a flat cake and baked in an oven, often on a cast iron pan more than a meter in diameter, the socca is seasoned generously with black pepper and eaten with the fingers before it cools.

Many brasseries in Nice, especially in the old section near the waterfront, sell a filling portion of socca for between €2 and €3, making it an inexpensive snack or meal.