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Author:

Parasecoli, Fabio author.

Title:

Al dente : a history of food in Italy / Fabio Parasecoli.

Publisher:

Reaktion Books,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

332 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Food habits--Italy--History.
Food habits--History.--Italy--History.
Food habits--Italy--History.--History.
Gastronomy--Italy--History.
Food--Italy--History.
Italians--History.--History.
Cooking, Italian--History.
Cooking, Italian--History.--History.
Diet--Italy--History.
Nutrition--Italy--History.
Food industry and trade--Italy--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319) and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One.A Land in the Mediterranean -- Two.Invaders -- Three.Rebirth -- Four.Fragmentation and Unification -- Five.From War to Miracle -- Six.Now and the Future -- Seven.The Globalization of Italian Food -- Eight.A Nation of Towns and Regions: Italian Campanilismo.

Summary:

Spaghetti with meatballs, fettuccine alfredo, margherita pizzas, ricotta and parmesan cheeses - we have Italy to thank for some of our favorite comfort foods. Home to a dazzling array of wines, cheese, breads, vegetables, and salamis, Italy has become a mecca for foodies who flock to its pizzerias, gelateries, and family-style and Michelin-starred restaurants. Taking readers across the country's regions and beyond in the first book in Reaktion's new Foods and Nations series, Al Dente explores our obsession with Italian food and how the country's cuisine became what it is today.

Series:

Foods and nations

ISBN:

1780232764
9781780232768

OCLC:

(OCoLC)859583592

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)