My Calabria: Rustic Family Cooking from Italy's Undiscovered South [9780393065169]

Overview

At the tip of Italy's "boot" lies Calabria. It is a beautiful, mountainous region populated by fishermen and small farmers. Rosetta Costantino grew up in this rugged landscape—her father a shepherd and wine maker and her mother his tireless assistant.

When her family immigrated to California, they re-created a little Calabria on their property, cooking with eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers from their garden, fresh ricotta made from scratch, and pasta fashioned by hand. A frugal people, Calabrians are master preservers, transforming fresh figs into jam, canning fresh tuna in oil, and sun-drying peppers for the winter. Now Rosetta shares her family's story and introduces readers to the fiery simplicity of Calabrian food. The first cookbook of a little-known region of Italy, My Calabria celebrates the richness of the region's landscape and the allure of its cuisine. This is a cookbook for our time: a reminder of how ingenious and resourceful cooks can create a gorgeous local cuisine.

The book, My Calabria: Rustic Family Cooking from Italy's Undiscovered South [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780393065169 in Hardcover by Rosetta Costantino, Janet Fletcher may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.