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Kosti︠u︡kovich, Elena.

Why Italians love to talk about food / Elena Kostioukovitch ; translated by Anne Milano Appel.

1st American ed.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2009.

xxiii, 449 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Kostioukovitch captures the fierce local pride that gives Italian cuisine its remarkable diversity. Organized according to region and colorfully designed with illustrations, maps, menus, and glossaries, this is an exceptional celebration of Italy's culinary gifts.

Cooking, Italian.

Food habits -- Italy -- History.

Perché agli Italiani piace. English

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-427) and index.

Friuli Venezia Giulia -- Sagra -- Veneto and the city of Venice -- Olive oil -- Trentino Alto Adige -- Pilgrims -- Lombardy -- Slow food -- Valle d'Aosta -- Jews -- Piedmont -- Risotto -- Liguria -- Early gifts from the Americas -- Emilia Romagna -- Calendar -- Tuscany -- Pasta -- Umbria -- Preparation methods -- Marches -- Later gifts from America -- lazio and the city of Rome -- Mediterranean diet -- Abruzzo and Molise -- Democracy -- Campania and the city of Naples -- Ingredients -- Publia -- Eros -- Basilicata -- Restaurants -- Calabria -- Pizza -- Sicily -- Totalitarianism -- Sardinia -- Joy -- Cooking methods for meat, fish, eggs, and vegetables -- Sauces and gravies for pasta -- Pairings of pasta shapes and sauces.

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