Encyclopedia of Pasta

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By Oretta Zanini De Vita

Series: California Studies in Food and Culture

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In Encyclopedia of Pasta, Oretta Zanini De Vita presents an in-depth exploration of Italy's rich pasta heritage. The book features detailed descriptions and histories of different pasta types, including their regional origins and cultural significance. Accompanied by vivid illustrations, it's an essential guide for anyone passionate about pasta and Italian cuisine.
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This book may appeal to you if you're passionate about Italian cuisine and keen to explore the rich history and diversity of pasta. With engaging descriptions of countless pasta varieties, along with cultural insights and historical anecdotes, this work is perfect for both culinary enthusiasts and those curious about Italy's gastronomic heritage.

Encyclopedia of Pasta

Illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, this will bethe standard reference on one of the world's favorite foods for many years tocome, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals.

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Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati—pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known.

Food scholar Oretta Zanini De Vita traveled to every corner of her native Italy, recording oral histories, delving into long-forgotten family cookbooks, and searching obscure archives to produce this rich and uniquely personal compendium of historical and geographical information. For each entry, she includes the primary ingredients, preparation techniques, variant names, and the locality where it is made and eaten.

Along the way, Zanini De Vita debunks such culinary myths as Marco Polo's supposed role in pasta's story even as she serves up a feast of new information. Encyclopedia of Pasta, illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, will be the standard reference on one of the world's favourite foods for many years to come, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals.

Learn more about Oretta Zanini De Vita's work through this article and slideshow published by the New York Times.

Series: California Studies in Food and Culture

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Encyclopedia of Pasta by Oretta Zanini De Vita offers a comprehensive exploration of pasta, detailing its styles, origins, and cultural significance. Praised for its depth and authoritative scholarship, the book is described as both a captivating resource and a historical trove, despite not being a traditional cookbook, as it contains no recipes. It is celebrated for its thoroughness in covering the historical, culinary, and etymological aspects of pasta, earning recognition as a definitive work in its field.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520322752

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 102 line illustrations, 1 map

Contributors:

Translated by Maureen Fant
Foreword by Carol Field

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 400

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Education & Reference Non-Fiction Oretta Zanini De Vita Science & Nature Series: California Studies in Food and Culture

About the Author

Oretta Zanini De Vita is a leading Italian food critic and author of several books on Italian cuisine including The Food of Rome and Lazio: History, Folklore, and Recipes and Il cibo e il suo mondo nella campagna romana. Maureen B. Fant is a writer and translator and the coauthor of The Dictionary of Italian Cuisine.