Lidia Bastianich demonstrates fascinating recipes on Lidia’s Italy, her public access show. On a recent episode, 211, she featured a specialty of Palermo, a city in Sicily, Italy: the Panelle Sandwich. Jessica and I watched and drooled as Lidia and her nephew went around eating this rustic street food at different stands, wishing we were in Italy.
When Jessica made some hamburger buns, it jogged my taste memory. They looked perfect for the panelle sandwich because Lidia mentions that they are always served on sesame seeded buns. I found Lidia’s recipe for Fried Chickpea Polenta (Panelle), but it was a bit large, and I recalled hers came out too thick, so I reduced it for my purposes.