Popes, peasants, and shepherds : recipes and lore from Rome and Lazio /

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Author / Creator:Zanini De Vita, Oretta, 1936-
Uniform title:Lazio a tavola. English
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:California studies in food and culture ; [42]
California studies in food and culture ; 42.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170092
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ISBN:0520955390
9780520955394
9780520271548
0520271548
Notes:A revised and expanded edition of Il Lazio a tavola : Guida gastronomica tra storia e tradizioni, originally published in Italian.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
Other form:Print version: 9780520271548 0520271548