Why italians love to talk about food

Elena Kostioukovitch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

480 Seiten

2010
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7156-3988-7 (ISBN)

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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.

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".

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.12.2010
Zusatzinfo	b/w throughout
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	0-7156-3988-9 / 0715639889
ISBN-13	978-0-7156-3988-7 / 9780715639887
Zustand	Neuware