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Encyclopedia of Pasta
Oretta Zanini de Vita
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Hardback. Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This book provides a history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Translator(s): Fant, Maureen B. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, 102 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: GBC; WBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 400 pages, Illustrations, map. Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This book provides a history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; WBTP. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight: 722. Translator(s): Fant, Maureen B.
Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Food scholar Oretta Zanini De Vita traveled to every corner of her native Italy, recording oral histories, delving into long-forgotten family cookbooks, and searching obscure archives to produce this rich and uniquely personal compendium of historical and ... Read more
Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Food scholar Oretta Zanini De Vita traveled to every corner of her native Italy, recording oral histories, delving into long-forgotten family cookbooks, and searching obscure archives to produce this rich and uniquely personal compendium of historical and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
California Studies in Food and Culture
Condition
New
Weight
722g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520255227
SKU
V9780520255227
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About Oretta Zanini de Vita
Oretta Zanini De Vita is a leading Italian food critic and author of several books on Italian cuisine including The Food of Rome and Lazio: History, Folklore, and Recipes and Il cibo e il suo mondo nella campagna romana. Maureen B. Fant is a writer and translator and is the coauthor of The Dictionary of Italian Cuisine.
Reviews for Encyclopedia of Pasta
"This wonderful resource is destined to become the definitive book on pasta. " Starred Review Library Journal "The world of pasta is bewilderingly huge, so we're thrilled with this new, authoritative work, by one of Italy's leading food scholars." Saveur "We needed this book... Answers all the questions about pasta... Ad many more you never thought to ask." Gambero Rosso ... Read more