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Sweet Myrtle and Bitter Honey
Efisio Farris
The Mediterranean Flavors of Sardinia
Rizzoli
November 2007
On Sale: October 23, 2007
272 pages
ISBN: 0847829928
EAN: 9780847829927
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Sardinia now rivals its northern neighbor Provence as a
vacation destination. The coastline lures visitors, but it
is the food that will make you linger. Chef Efisio Farris is
poised to become the next great ambassador of Italian
regional cuisine. To promote the cooking of his native
Sardinia, he has appeared on the Food Network, given
demonstrations at food festivals across the country, and
even launched his own company that imports Sardinian
specialties for his restaurants and for retail. It is
Mediterranean cooking at its purest, making liberal use of
olive oil, fish, and fresh vegetables. But it’s also
distinguished by indigenous ingredients that are becoming
hot trends in America: pecorino, flatbread, fava beans,
fregula, and bottarga. Farris has pulled together more than
one hundred recipes–many of them family secrets. Among them
are Watermelon Salad with Arugula and Ricotta Salata;
Pannacotta with Bitter Honey; and Bruschetta with Sausage
and Pecorino Sardo. More than 150 breathtaking images take
you on a tour of the countryside–from the terraced olive
groves to the riverbanks full of wild asparagus. In
sidebars, the author relates charming anecdotes and
Sardinian history. Readers will come away not just with a
taste for the island’s flavors but also a sense of
Sardinia’s magical beauty and culture.
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