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Knopf
November 2011
On Sale: October 25, 2011
359 pages
ISBN: 0307595676
EAN: 9780307595676
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After taking us on journeys into her own kitchen and into
kitchens across Italy, Lidia Bastianich now invites us on a
road trip into the heart of Italian American cooking today.
Traveling around the United States, Lidia visits Italian
American communities that created something new out of the
recipes passed down from their ancestors. As she explores this utterly delectable and distinctive
cuisine, Lidia shows us that every kitchen is different,
every Italian community distinct, and little clues are
buried in each dish: the Sicilian-style semolina bread and
briny olives in New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwiches, the
Neapolitan crust of New York pizza, and mushrooms (abundant
in the United States, but scarce in Italy) stuffed with
breadcrumbs, just as peppers or tomatoes are. Lidia shows us
how this cuisine is an original American creation that
redefines what we know as Italian food while always paying
tribute to Italy, and she gives recognition where it is long
overdue to the many industrious Italians across the country
who have honored the traditions of their homeland in a
delicious new style. And of course, there are Lidia’s irresistible recipes,
including
·
Baltimore Crab Cakes
· Pittsburgh’s
Primanti’s Sandwiches
· Chicago
Deep-Dish Pizza
· Eggplant
Parmigiana from the Bronx
· Gloucester Baked
Halibut
·
Chicken Trombino from Philadelphia
· authentic
Italian American Meatloaf, and Spaghetti and Meatballs
· Prickly Pear
Granita from California
· and, of course,
a handful of cheesecakes and cookies that you’d recognize in
any classic Italian bakery This is a loving exploration of a fascinating cuisine—as
only Lidia could give us.
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