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Italian Food Book Masterpieces

by Patricia Fioriello on March 5, 2010

Italian Food Book Masterpieces

Liber de coquina is the oldest recorded Italian food book written in 13th century Naples. With centuries of culinary inspirations at its disposal, Italian food book tops a good number culinary book charts.

Ranging from simple, everyday recipes to a whole gamut of regional delicacies, Italian cuisines are something worth a long time extensive research. Given the great variety of Italian dishes, one Italian food book can list hundreds of recipes only for pizzas, whereas another can teach you hundred other ways to create lip-smacking Mediterranean magic in Sardinian style. Italian cuisines are art-pieces of some of the greatest chefs of the world contributing largely for the Italian food book.

Marcella Hazan is a ruling kitchen celebrity with her Marcella Cucina hosting 100 ecstatic recipes. Gastronomy of Italy by Anna Del Conte is another masterpiece Italian food book that will extract the never-seen appearance and never-tasted sumptuousness from the most common Italian dishes. Pastas, pizzas, risottos, desserts, wines, courses – Anna Del Conte has touched all the fish, games, breads, sauces, antipasti, pestos, breads and cheese in its hundreds of varieties with her sizzling magic wand.

Then there is the bible of Italian culinary – Talisman Italian Cookbook by Ada Boni. Enjoying unquestionable popularity for decades, this Italian food book covers all corners of Italy and picks the bests of each. The great heterogeneity of Venetian, Sicilian, Florentine, Milanese, Bolognese, Neapolitan and other regional cuisines with the Tunnied Veal, Stracciatella, Lobster alla Diavolo, Scungilli Marinara and Scaloppine al Marsala will tantalize you to the extent of irresistibility. Let the enticing recipes for pastas, Italian desserts like the Ricotta Pie, Zuppa Inglese or Almond Macaroons seduce and exploit you.

You will find a lot of other big names like Pellegrino Artusi, Giuliano Bugialli, Edward Giobbi or Helen Barolini furnishing Italian kitchens. The most important part of Italian recipes is indulging, ravishing tastes with childlike simplicity of making them.

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Patricia Fioriello

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