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1 online resource. |
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Series |
California studies in food and culture ; [42]
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California studies in food and culture ; 42.
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Note |
A revised and expanded edition of Il Lazio a tavola : Guida gastronomica tra storia e tradizioni, originally published in Italian. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
The food of Rome and its region, Lazio, is redolent of herbs, olive oil, ricotta, lamb, and pork. It is the food of ordinary, frugal people, yet it is a very modern cuisine in that it gives pride of place to the essential flavors of its ingredients. In this only English-language book to encompass the entire region, the award-winning author of Encyclopedia of Pasta, Oretta Zanini De Vita, offers a substantial and complex social history of Rome and Lazio through the story of its food. Including more than 250 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes, the author leads readers on an exhilarating jo. |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Translator's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Agrarian Landscape of the Campagna Romana; The Tiber and Fish in Popular Cooking; Water and Aqueducts; Mills on the Tiber: Bread and Pasta in Rome; Rome and Its Gardens; Sheep, Shepherds, and the Pastoral Kitchen; Roads and Taverns; Fairs and Markets; Roman Carnival; The Jewish Kitchen of the Roman Ghetto; The Papal Table; Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli, Poet of the Roman Kitchen; Hollywood on the Tiber; Traditional Sweets; Olives; Etruscan Lands: Viterbo and Tuscia. |
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Sabina, Land of Olive Trees and Hill TownsFrom the Castelli to the Ciociaria; Buffalo Country: The Pontine Marshes; Coastal Lazio and the Sea; Recipes; Thoughts on the Interpretation of Italian Recipes; Primi piatti . First Courses; Secondi piatti . Main Dishes; Verdure e legumi . Vegetables and Legumes; Sfizi . Savories; Condimenti . Sauces and Condiments; Dolci . Sweets; Glossary of Terms and Ingredients; Notes; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Recipe Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Food habits -- Italy -- Rome.
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Food habits. |
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Italy -- Rome. |
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Food habits -- Italy -- Lazio.
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Italy -- Lazio. |
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Cooking -- Italy -- Rome.
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Cooking. |
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Cooking -- Italy -- Lazio.
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Italians -- Food.
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Italians. |
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Food. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Cookbooks.
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Cookbooks.
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Added Title |
Lazio a tavola. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012066487
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780520271548 0520271548 (DLC) 2012038610 |
ISBN |
0520955390 (electronic book) |
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9780520955394 (electronic book) |
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9780520271548 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520271548 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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