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The Food of Italy
by: Claudia Roden

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5945
EAN: 9780099273257
ISBN: 009927325X
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Pages: 437
Publication Date: November 26, 1998
Publisher: Vintage
Studio: Vintage
Sales Rank: 30921

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- probably my favourite italian cooking book
I am really fond of Italy and italian food; as I lived there for a year, I had the opportunity to try many italian specialities, and was looking for a book that was both easy to use, concise, and very good, so I am happy that I found this book from Claudia Roden which is really good. All the recipes I tried were exactly what one could expect, and often I was surprised that despite the few ingredients ( the osso bucco for example) the dish is still very tasty.

Thanks to this book, I can prepare a very decent lasagne bolognese, a tasty osso buco, a very good foccaccia bread, a nice panna cotta and many more. I am very enthousiastic about this writer and have also bought her book about mediterranean cooking, which is also very genuine. ... Read More:

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- A glorious book that has changed my life
I have always been a keen fan of Italian cookery, but found some of the more trendy modern cookbooks a little too River Cafe, with recipes asking you to buy all manner of obscure ingredients and drizzle them about. Not so this book by Claudia Roden, which I discovered in 2000 as an out of print item in my local library and had out on almost permanent loan. Imagine my delight when it reissued in late 2002.

What I loved about this book was the author's real feel for the country. The author spent a year travelling round Italy in 1989 from top to bottom and has themed the book in a regional manner starting with the Piedmont region and gradually working her way down the country to Sicily and Sardinia. In the original edition, it could be a ... Read More:

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- classic italian cookbook
Is this book a classic ? Its a book I turn often to read for pleasure and use for cooking. Ms Roden writes about the food of each region in a clear and unfussy way. There's background on regional cuisuces and wines thrown prefacing each chapter. Most of the ensuing recipes are winners - easy to make; ingredients can be sourced without a trip to Italy(!); and results for me have been delicious ! The index lists dishes by type which is very handy indeed if you fancy a bowl of pasta but don't want to trawl though each region's recipes.

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- Fantastic - A must for any shelf
Buy this book, and cook from it. While it's not as detailed as Roden's Book Of Jewish Food, it's just as packed with wonderful recipes. It slightly lacks on the anicdotes that make the Jewish book such a joy to read, but the food you'll be making will more than make up for it. A must for any serious cookery shelf.

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- A portrait of Italy with wonderful recipes as well
This cookery book contains a spectacular choice of Italy's varied and delicious regional cuisine, interspersed (naturally) with subtle details and vignettes which build up the cultural background to the food. Look up where she got her olive flat bread recipe from to see the depth of her credentials...

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