Why Italians Love to Talk About Food: A Journey Through Italy's Great Regional Cuisines, from the Alps to Sicily - Hardcover

Elena Kostioukovitch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374289948 ISBN 13: 9780374289942

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Italians love to talk about food. The aroma of a simmering ragu, the bouquet of a local wine, the remembrance of a past meal: Italians discuss these details as naturally as we talk about politics or sports, and often with the same flared tempers. In "Why Italians Love to Talk About Food", Elena Kostioukovitch explores the phenomenon that first struck her as a newcomer to Italy: the Italian 'culinary code', or way of talking about food. Along the way, she captures the fierce local pride that gives Italian cuisine its remarkable diversity. To come to know Italian food is to discover the differences of taste, language, and attitude that separate a Sicilian from a Piedmontese or a Venetian from a Sardinian. Try tasting Piedmontese bagna cauda, then a Lombard cassoela, then lamb ala Romana: each is part of a unique culinary tradition. In this learned, charming, and entertaining narrative, Kostioukovitch takes us on a journey through one of the world's richest and most adored food cultures. Organized according to region and colorfully designed with illustrations, maps, menus, and glossaries, "Why Italians Love to Talk About Food" will allow any reader to become as versed in the ways of Italian cooking as the most seasoned of chefs. Food lovers, history buffs, and gourmands alike will savor this exceptional celebration of Italy's culinary gifts.

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Why Italians Love to Talk About Food Italians love to talk about food. This title explores the phenomenon that first struck the author as a newcomer to Italy: the Italian 'culinary code', or way of talking about food. It also captures the fierce local pride that gives Italian cuisine its remarkable diversity. Full description

Review:

'Every decade or so I discover a book that makes me feel I've been waiting for it all my life. Elena Kostioukovitch's 'Why Italians Love to Talk About Food' is one of these books'. --Annie Proulx

'Charming' --New York Times

'Delightful culinary wanderings - mouth-watering descriptions. Why do Italians love to talk about food? The reasons, Kostioukovitch shows, are endless'. --LA Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0374289948
• ISBN 13: 9780374289942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480