TY - BOOK ID - 77878761 TI - Encyclopedia of Pasta PY - 2009 SN - 1784026018 0520944712 9786612359910 1282359916 9780520944718 9781282359918 9780520255227 0520255224 9781784026011 6612359919 PB - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Pasta products KW - Cooking (Pasta) KW - Cookery (Macaroni) KW - Cookery (Pasta) KW - Cooking (Lasagna) KW - Cooking (Noodles) KW - Cooking (Spaghetti) KW - Cooking (Vermicelli) KW - Cooking with pasta KW - Italian paste products KW - Macaroni products KW - Semolina products KW - Alimentary paste products KW - Wheat products KW - History. KW - Use in cooking KW - Pâtes alimentaires KW - Cuisine (Pâtes alimentaires) KW - Encyclopedias. KW - Encyclopédies KW - Histoire KW - Pasta products -- Italy -- Encyclopedias.. KW - Pasta products -- Italy -- History.. KW - Cooking (Pasta). KW - cookbook. KW - cookbooks italian. KW - cooking. KW - family recipes. KW - food and culture. KW - food and diet. KW - food lovers. KW - food prep. KW - food reference. KW - food scholars. KW - food. KW - geographical. KW - gnocchi. KW - historical. KW - history of food. KW - history of pasta. KW - home cooks. KW - illustrated. KW - italian pasta. KW - italy. KW - kitchen setting. KW - mediterranean foods. KW - nonfiction. KW - oral histories. KW - pasta lovers. KW - pasta recipes. KW - pasta. KW - preparation techniques. KW - ravioli. KW - regional cuisine. KW - spaghetti. KW - staple food. KW - strascinati. KW - tagliatelle. KW - vincisgrassi. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77878761 AB - Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati-pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Food scholar Oretta Zanini De Vita traveled to every corner of her native Italy, recording oral histories, delving into long-forgotten family cookbooks, and searching obscure archives to produce this rich and uniquely personal compendium of historical and geographical information. For each entry she includes the primary ingredients, preparation techniques, variant names, and the locality where it is made and eaten. Along the way, Zanini De Vita debunks such culinary myths as Marco Polo's supposed role in pasta's story even as she serves up a feast of new information. Encyclopedia of Pasta, illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, will be the standard reference on one of the world's favorite foods for many years to come, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals. ER -