Al Dente
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Al Dente
Al Dente
Al Dente Al Dente provides the multilayered background to what is arguably the world's favourite cuisine.
Italy is a mecca for food lovers. The home of pasta and pizza, it also boasts a dazzling array of wines, cheeses, breads, vegetables, and meats. Globally, Michelin-starred Italian restaurants and TV chefs celebrate Italian cuisine for its freshness and health benefits.
Now in paperback, Al Dente takes readers on a journey through Italy's regions and food history, exploring how its cuisine evolved. Including historical recipes, Al Dente is a captivating history of perhaps the world's most beloved cuisine.
'Dense with passion and expertise, written exquisitely... infinitely enjoyable... destined for classic status.' Huffington Post
'Parasecoli's knowledge of his subject is encyclopedic... the sheer volume of information packed into Al Dente makes it a valuable contribution to the field.' TLS
'This cool analysis of the geopolitical background to the delights of Italian gastronomy is a welcome addition.' Gillian Riley, author of The Oxford Companion to Italian Food
Series: Foods and Nations
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781836390800
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 109 illustrations, 57 in colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Fabio Parasecoli is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Food Studies Program, The New School, New York, the author of Bite Me! Food in Popular Culture (2008) and co-editor of the six-volume Cultural History of Food (2012).
Also by Fabio Parasecoli
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