I want recipes straight from "the old country," real authentic Italian recipes. And what's a good book for catering- giving portion sizes, yields, ratios, etc.?
2007-12-04 01:07:45 · 6 answers · asked by molly 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Anything by Marcella Hazan is a solid choice. There is a historical cookbook that was recently translated into english called "the art of eating well" I have it in my collection as an interesting reference more than a recipe resource. It is interesting reading material. I don't have that book in front of me and don't want to butcher the spelling of the authors name.
2007-12-04 01:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So far the best I have found are the books written by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich. She is also on Public television and owns and/or co-owns several restaurants. Italian cooking is definitely not all about pasta although she does cater somewhat to our tastes in this book "Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen". You may want to check out her books for catering etc if you are planning to open a business. A business course would be most effective or a Culinary school. Keep in mind that self-employed means 24/7.
2007-12-04 01:25:54 · answer #2 · answered by MYRA C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Il Cucchiaio d'Argento is the defacto book in Italy. I knew you can get it translated here in the UK and, after a quick check, I see you can now also get it in the US. Well, to be more precise it would seem to be the British version that is being sold in the US rather than a reworking specifically for the US.
Translated title is The Silver Spoon and you can get it on Amazon OK.
Can't recommend this high enough... it is REAL Italian recipes and not Anglicised or Americanised versions of them... and certainly not pretend Italian stuff.
No author as such, but it is on Phaidon Press
2007-12-04 05:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like any thing that Giada Lorintus from food network writes she uses all sorts of recipes from all over Italy. Check out www.foodnetwork.com
Mario Baltlia is there too and he has some good ones
Good Luck I hope this helps
2007-12-04 01:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by teresa m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don;t know a specific name of one, but if you like seafood then Sicilian cookbooks usually have a lot of traditional recipes.
2007-12-04 01:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by Cooking Engineer (CE) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out amazon.com
2007-12-08 01:11:32 · answer #6 · answered by Felix 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋