Italy : the ultimate cookbook
(Book)

Includes index.

"Italy is a country with a culinary tradition like no other, one that symbolizes the comfort of home and food's power to bring people together all across the globe. Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook is a thorough, wide-ranging look at the genius that guides the cuisine in each region of Italy, celebrating the country's unmatched ability to preserve traditions while always seeming fresh and contemporary, and featuring: 500+ authentic regional recipes from Southern, Central, and Northern Italy, each one centered around Italy's famed emphasis on fresh, quality ingredients; Effortless and elegant handmade pastas, Enlightening histories of the most famous Italian recipes and ingredients; Beautiful photography that provides both instruction and inspiration; Hundreds of antipasti, contorni, primi, secondi, dolce, and pane so that you can enjoy the celebrated cycle that makes up the full Italian meal; Tips on purchasing and working with ingredients, handling difficult preparations, and much more" --,Publisher's website.