Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation
(Part of the Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Series)
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Massimo Montanari draws readers into the far-flung story of how local and global influences came to flavor Italian identity. The fusion of ancient Roman cuisine--which consisted of bread, wine, and olives--with the barbarian diet--rooted in bread, milk, and meat--first formed the basics of modern eating across Europe. From there, Montanari highlights the importance of the Italian city in the development of gastronomic taste in the Middle Ages,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231160844
ISBN13:9780231160841
Release Date:July 2013
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.7" x 6.9"
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