Calentita

Cuisine of Gibraltar

– the quintessential 'Yanito' dish. Every Gibraltarian knows how to cook calentita! Or so they should, it is a matter of national pride.

It is believed this dish is based on the Genoese 'farinata' which is cooked thinner and often with toppings whereas calentita is cooked in a deeper pan and is never topped with anything but black pepper.

The name 'calentita' has a most interesting history. When Gibraltarian evacuees returned to