Culinaria Italy: Pasta - Pesto - Passion

Culinaria

by Claudia Piras (Editor), Ruprecht Stempell (Photographer), Günter Beer

Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of the cuisine of a country within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen.

The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate.


Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them.
Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product.
Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Italy, Nonfiction, Reference, Italian Literature

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Alisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Dad, an excellent cook, rarely relied on cookbooks. He learned how to cook from his mother, who immigrated to the US from Italy when she was a young girl. I can't recall if he bought this or someone gave it to him, but it's a great book. He sometimes used it as a guide, or for inspiration. I have it now. It's really a great cookbook.

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This doesn't strike me as a useful cookbook, but as a daydreaming about travel and thinking of new things to experiment with book, it is outright delightful.

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book about Italian food and culture, detailing and describing the specialities of each region. Great photography and recipes included as well. A book one could browse for hours, although it leads to great pangs of longing!!

[Cheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite set of cookbooks. These are like travel guides. Each region is carefully explained, and the food that region is known for is detailed. The pictures are exquisite. The books are so heavy that I have to get them down off the shelf for my mom and put her at the dining room table (as she's too little to hold these in her lap)! I have not made many of the recipes out of them, but I have made some homemade pasta out Italy. It turned out very well, although I would not say that for the effort that it was that much better than fresh store-bought. I have much better places for recipes. These are places for ideas. For looking at food and being consumed with the culture behind it.

[Lindsay Jarvis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book about Italian food and ingredients, but there are a ton of typos.

[Lyn Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful to dip into. A favorite I have just gone back to after wandering through middle eastern Asian cuisines for a while.

[Alžběta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely stunning! An enlightening journey into Italian food, cooking, culture, and history. You read about each Italian region, learning its specific traditions and customs, understanding how the regions differ. And what a journey it is!

I enjoyed this book the most when focusing on individual regions: read the chapter, tried the recipes, watched some documentaries, read some books about that particular region. (I highly recommend "Italy Unpacked" BBC series with Giorgio Locatelli!)

A beautiful and stunning book! Highly recommended to anyone interested in Italian food, cooking, culture and/or history!

[Italo Italophiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Italy's culture is a favorite of specialty publisher H. F. Ullman. They have wonderful, fully illustrated, affordable books on Italian cooking and Italian art history. Culinaria Italia is their Italian culture and food edition. I have a copy of the book, and it is a resource I return to over and over again for advice on meals, wines, travel, and just for dreaming.

Please see my full and illustrated review at Italophile Book Reviews
http://italophilebookreviews.blogspot...

[H. Aitoro · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am huge fan of the Culinaria series. I think they are not only great cook books but also great sources of cultural information. The pictures are fantastic and the background information about the different regions and the history of the dishes and people that cook them makes this book a delight to read. There are so many wonderful recipes from the northern regions of Italy to the South. Fantastic.

[Hilde Marinette · Rating 5 out of 5]

love love this cooking book as it is just a little more as just cooking...this book will take you on a trip to Italy, you learn about the land, the history, the culture and how to make the food right...yes, this are original recipes, not Americanized ones!!!

[Jerrod Stephan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book that has some classic recipes and also some great new ones. Best part of this book is the giant pictures.

[Krista · Rating 5 out of 5]

I prefer this to the Silver Spoon as my bible to Italian cuisine.

[Dawn Culbertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have the Culinaria France also. I love both of these books. It's like photo and information overload and I love it!

[Karel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelent book about culinary customs in Italia. Contains lots of information about Italian regions and also regional recipes. I highly recommend it.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Italian Cookbook around.

[Kristel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great culture info. More of a coffee table book with good blurbs than a novel.

[Mills College Library]

641.5945 C9673 2000