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Book SynopsisSpaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This book provides a 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.
Trade Review"This wonderful resource is destined to become the definitive book on pasta. " Starred Review Library Journal "The world of pasta is bewilderingly huge, so we're thrilled with this new, authoritative work, by one of Italy's leading food scholars." Saveur "We needed this book... Answers all the questions about pasta... Ad many more you never thought to ask." Gambero Rosso
Table of ContentsForeword, by Carol Field Preface to the English-Language Edition, by Oretta Zanini De Vita Translator's Preface, by Maureen B. Fant Voyage in the Pasta Universe: The Reasons for This Research, by Oretta Zanini De Vita Introduction to the First Italian Edition, by Corrado Barberis Traditional Italian Pasta Shapes A to Z Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
