Popes, Peasants, and Shepherds: Recipes and Lore from Rome and Lazio (California Studies in Food & Culture) (California Studies in Food and Culture): 42

De Vita, Oretta Zanini

ISBN 10: 0520271548 / ISBN 13: 9780520271548

Published by University of California Press, 2013

About this Item

The food of Rome and its region, Lazio, is redolent of herbs, olive oil, ricotta, and pork. It is the food of ordinary, frugal people, yet it is a modern cuisine in that it gives pride of place to the essential flavors of its ingredients. This book offers a substantial and complex social history of Rome and Lazio through the story of its food. Translator(s): Fant, Maureen B. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 322 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626. . 2013. hardcover. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Popes, Peasants, and Shepherds: Recipes and Lore from Rome and Lazio (California Studies in Food & Culture) (California Studies in Food and Culture): 42
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520271548
• ISBN 13: 9780520271548
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 journey from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century.

About the Author

Oretta Zanini De Vita is a distinguished Italian food historian. She is the author of more than forty books on Italian food and its traditions, including Encyclopedia of Pasta (UC Press).