Looking for some Italian cookbooks around?
Much more than just a way of eating, Italian cuisine is characterised by significant regional diversity and ingredients. Italy is the crossroads of trends from all walks of life and the cradle of the Renaissance. Its cuisine experienced several influences. It always features fresh and quality products and that is the secret behind the Mediterranean diet. Offering a hundred different types of pasta, vegetables full of vitamins and sunlight, and magnificent colours. It has several recipes and gastronomic specialities that parents pass on to their children with passion.
Moreover, Italian cuisine is known for respecting traditions and natural production methods, and also its refined and fresh flavours. If you are a gourmet, it is sure to seduce you.
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
Firstly, having understood that Italian gastronomy is a practice itself, the author introduces readers to this art through succulent recipes that go beyond just spaghetti. This Italian cookbook presents a hundred tips, tricks and techniques for all experience levels, and delicious traditional recipes you can easily prepare at home. This book is ideal for Italian food lovers and pretty much everything you need to know to become a great Italian cook.
Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking
Compiled and edited by the largest Italian food market in the world (which has just now opened its doors in London for the first time!). The book has more than 500 pages and brings together the best specialities of Italian gastronomy. In fact, the recipes are succulent, delicious, and easy to prepare. A real treat for the eyes and taste buds.
To assist readers in meal preparation, the book also provided a glossary, tips and advice, technical sheets, and detailed illustrations in his Italian cookbook.
The Silver Spoonby Clelia D'Onofrio & Giovanna Mazzocchi
Originally published in Italian in 1950, don't miss the new and better English version. This Italian cookbook has established itself as one of the benchmarks in terms of Italian cuisine. It includes more than 2,000 recipes from all regions of the country. It presents a detailed, practical, and simple way the different possibilities of this gastronomy, far from the clichés of pizzas, tomatoes, and pasta.
The authors have done everything possible to pass on their knowledge of this to lovers of traditional practices. Their easy recipes are suitable for both professionals in the field, gourmets, and occasional cooks, accompanied by commentary and illustrations.
The Easy Italian Cookbook: 100 Quick and Authentic Recipes by Paulette Licitra
Paulette Licitra invites Italy to your table and offers you the chance to discover the Dolce Vita. The book offers 100 typical Italian food and recipes and a list of ingredients, thematic summaries, and QR codes. Veal chops with gremolata, "mozzarella in Carrozza", vegetables marinated in garlic and olive oil, burrata with crunchy vegetables, risottos, pasta, sweets, antipasti. These are some of the dishes in this book.
Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Last but not least pick for best Italian cookbooks! An Emmy award-winning television presenter and best-selling cookbook author, Lidia Bastianich also owns a chain with several restaurants. Also, she co-owns the famous Eataly - a worldwide famous market specializing in Italian artisan food and wine. With numerous cookbooks of easy recipes, Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen is popular, as it is the companion of its PBS program. From antipasti to soup, pasta, and more, the recipes will please many connoisseurs, including meat-eaters and vegetarians. Some tasty recipes found in the book include bean and pasta soups, Lidia’s speciality, and fusilli with mussels, saffron, and zucchini.
