Why Italians love to talk about food - Brossura

Kostioukovitch, Elena

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0715639889 ISBN 13: 9780715639887

Casa editrice: Gerald Duckworth & Co., 2010

Riassunto

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 Brits might talk about politics or sport, 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 colourfully 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 savour this exceptional celebration of Italy's culinary gifts.

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Recensione:

'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

L'autore:

Elena Kostioukovitch is an essayist and literary translator and the recipient of numerous prizes. She has translated a number of Italian works into Russian, including 'The Name of the Rose', 'Foucault's Pendulum', 'Baudolino' and 'The Island of the Day Before'.

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• Editore: Gerald Duckworth & Co.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0715639889
• ISBN 13: 9780715639887
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480