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Antonio Carluccio is one of Italian foods greatest ambassadors, believing that Italy produces the finest produce and the richest cuisine in the world. This work distils a lifetime's knowledge and experience into one definitive book.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #40067 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Maestro Carluccio hits the spot again with Complete Italian Food. Despite the title, it is not a comprehensive encyclopedia--how could it be, at 320 pages?--but a personal sampling of Italian food as it is still produced by traditional methods using traditional skills and materials: "real Italian food, where it comes from and why it tastes the way it does". Rather than work his way through the 20 regions of Italy, Carluccio has chosen to start with the foodstuffs themselves. A chapter is devoted to each category: Fish & Shellfish; Eggs, Poultry & Game; Fresh & Cured Meats and so on. Each contains an account of the place these foods hold in Italian culture and an A-Z of the most common individual ingredients, describing each briefly and noting differences in approach from region to region. A selection of recipes follows. It is with these that the book really rises to the heights. How does Carluccio do it? He seems to be able effortlessly to extract from the huge number of available recipes just those that will show up both the beauty of Italian food and its great range. The mushroom dishes are a good example of the deceptive simplicity at work here (fungi are a passion of Caluccio's): Taglierini Pasta with White Truffle; Procini in Oil; Cured Mixed Wild Mushrooms; Baked Kid with Cardoncelli; Judas Ears Sauteed with Garlic and Pasley; Grilled Porcini Caps with Garlic... So it continues, contributing to a wonderfully judicious and informative book. --Robin Davidson

Review
A beautiful, informative book - a must for all lovers of Italian food --Good Housekeeping

A delight to read, look at and cook from --Sainsbury's Magazine

The ultimate compendium of Italian ingredients, produce and recipes --Publishing News

A delight to read, look at and cook from --Sainsbury's Magazine

The ultimate compendium of Italian ingredients, produce and recipes --Publishing News

About the Author
Antonio Carluccio, leading gastronome and best-selling Italian food writer, explores for the first time the foods and traditions of the different recipes which give Italian cooking its richly varied colourful character. He owns with his wife Priscilla, the Italian food shop, Carluccio s and the series of Carluccio s Caffes, and recently given the Commendatore award by the Italian government for his contribution to Italian food. His previous writing includes Complete Italian Food, Antonio Carluccio s Italian Feast and Southern Italian Feast, written to accompany two highly successful television series. Other titles include The Complete Mushroom Book, and Italia.