My Calabria
Hardcover 416 pages English Nov 08, 2010
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At the tip of Italy's "boot" lies Calabria. It is a beautiful, mountainous region populated by fishermen and small farmers. Rosetta Costantino grew up in this rugged landscape--her father a shepherd and wine maker and her mother his tireless assistant. When her family immigrated to California, they re-created a little Calabria on their property, cooking with eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers from their garden, fresh ricotta made from scratch, and pasta fashioned by hand. A frugal people, Calabrians are master preservers, transforming fresh figs into jam, canning fresh tuna in oil, and sun-drying peppers for the winter. Now Rosetta shares her family's story and introduces readers to the fiery simplicity of Calabrian food. The first cookbook of a little-known region of Italy, My Calabria celebrates the richness of the region's landscape and the allure of its cuisine. This is a cookbook for our time: a reminder of how ingenious and resourceful cooks can create a gorgeous local cuisine.
- Author:
- Rosetta Costantino, Janet Fletcher, Shelley Lindgren
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication Date:
- Nov 08, 2010
- Number of pages:
- 416 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0393065162
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393065169