Monday,
February 18, 2008
Book: "Delizia!: The Epic History of the
Italians and Their Food" by John Dickie
The
ANNOTICO Report
Italian
cuisine was the first developed cuisine in Europe,
Most experts agree that Italian cooking became the "Mother Cuisine of
Europe" in 1533 when Catherine de
"Delizia!: The
Epic History of the Italians and Their Food" by John Dickie
Editorial
Reviews
Amazon.com
From
Publishers Weekly
In this revelatory history of gourmet
Dickie tracks the country
As
Dickie shows, the mainstream American concept of
Italian food is a modern-day notion developed as a mixture of the multiple
identities of the country
Reviews
"Revelatory history of gourmet
"A book that is as much a feast of horrors as delights...[Dickie
"A literally mouth-watering read, which counters the misconception of
"Italian" cuisine, as well as the myth that it originated among
peasants." -- The Herald
"A clever and provoking account of
"Lots of books are written with passion about Italian food, precious few
backed up with the deep historical background here presented in allegro con
brio style by a clear-headed historian who rubbishes some too-persistent myths
and rep laces them with factual narratives no less fascinating. Dickie shows how Italian regional cuisines developed and
some dishes became global icons.
If
we are what we eat, who wouldn
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