Italian Recipes

• Sardinia is famous for its lamb and pecorino (cheese made from sheep's milk).
  
  
• Arab influence played an important part in the development of Sicilian cuisine, including the introduction of lemon and pistachio. Sicily is also known for its seafood, particularly swordfish and tuna, but it is in desserts where the island has had the greatest influence of all: both gelato (ice cream) and granita (a delicious semi-frozen dessert made using sugar, water and flavorings) originate from Sicily.
  
  
• Calabria (the region corresponding to the "toe" of Italy) is known for its spicy version of salami.
  
  
• Naples is the home of mozzarella, pizza and sfogliatelle (Italian filled pastries).
  
  
  
• Whereas Sicilian and Neopolitan pizzas are quite thick, Roman pizzas extremely thin. Rome is also known for its use of offal and pecorino (cheese made from sheep's milk).
  
  
• Tuscany is known for its meat, white beans and unsalted bread.
  
  
• Products from the North of Italy include balsamic vinegar, lasagna, mortadella (a heat-cured pork sausage, served as a cold cut) parmigiano (parmesan cheese) polenta (a dish made from boiled corn-meal), prosciutto (dry cured ham), ragu (bolognese sauce), rice and tortellini (stuffed pasta). Piedmont and Lombardy both produce their own distinctive (and different from each other) variety of rice, and both forms are used to make risotto.

• Italian Recipes & Cookbooks
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• Recipes and Cookbooks

Classic Italian Cooking: Recipes for Mastering the Italian Kitchen By Valentina Harris M Q Publications Hardcover (332 pages) List Price: $20.00* Lowest New Price: $6.69* Lowest Used Price: $2.75* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 08:31 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Valentina Harris has carefully selected 100 recipes that are the core recipes from which all other recipes in Italian cooking derive. Her skilled advice covers all the techniques necessary to handle any dish, for instance Polenta al Ragu and Pollo alla Toscana. Harris is very conscious that classical Italian cuisine can be complicated and lengthy on method and that most home cooks do not have endless hours to prepare family meals, nor are they willing to give over an entire day to cook for a dinner party. She has analysed the methods carefully and wherever possible has simplified the process without losing the most important feature of Italian cooking—flavor. Harris has demystified the process with her commonsense approach. And for this reason Classic Italian Cooking is an exciting and welcome addition to any cook’s library. Harris spends a lot of her time in Italy, and has thus brought lively reminiscences of meals cooked and eaten to this comprehensive book.

The Four Seasons of Italian Cooking: Harvest Recipes from the Farms and Vineyards of the Italian Countryside By A. J. Battifarano Time Life Medical Hardcover (192 pages) List Price: $27.50* Lowest New Price: $42.59* Lowest Used Price: $0.01* *(As of 08:31 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Filled with more than 125 recipes, 200 glorious, full-page photographs, and wonderful narrative vignettes, this rich, seasonal celebration of the Italian countryside is as much a travelogue as it is a cookbook. The authors collect the culinary wisdom of cooks from all parts of Italy, offering in the process a delightful glimpse of the country's culture and ambience.

Simple Italian Recipes (Cooking for Today Step-By-Step) Whitecap Books Paperback (240 pages) List Price: $9.95* Lowest New Price: $5.95* Lowest Used Price: $0.01* *(As of 08:31 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here

Italian Country Cooking Recipes From Umb By Susanna Gelmetti Rosendale Press Hardcover (128 pages) Lowest New Price: $13.40* Lowest Used Price: $4.64* *(As of 08:31 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here