Caliente (dish)

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Caliente, also locally known as "Kalinti" (transcribed into darija : كالينتي or كالينطي) is a street food eaten in Morocco. It is a specialty originating from the North of Morocco, exclusively Tangier.[1] It's classified under of bread or a savory pie made from chickpea flour.[2] The recipe contains oil, water, chickpea flour, salt, pepper and cumin. More elaborate versions may contain eggs.[2] It is typically sold in slices by food vendors.

Place of originMorocco
Region or stateTangier
Associated cuisineMoroccan cuisine
Serving temperatureHot
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Caliente
Street vendor selling Caliente in Tangier, Morocco
Place of originMorocco
Region or stateTangier
Associated cuisineMoroccan cuisine
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChickpea flour
Ingredients generally usedoil, eggs
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Etymology

The name of the dish comes from the northern Judeo-Moroccan language (haketia) term caliente, meaning hot.[3]

Origin

The origins of this street food go back to Moroccans of Jewish faith in the city of Tangier.[4] The Moroccan jews living in the old medina spoke haketia, a form of Spanish. They named the dish "caliente" because it must be served hot.

Similaries

A variation of this street food exists in the city of Oujda where it is called "karan".[5]

A similar dish exists in Gibraltar. Flavored with paprika, it has been described as one of the culinary symbols of Gibraltar by Hélène Jawhara Piñer.[6]

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