Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation

by Massimo Montanari and E.J. Koh

Massimo Montanari draws readers into the far-flung story of how local and global influences came to flavor Italian identity. The fusion of ancient Roman cuisine--which consisted of bread, wine, and olives--with the barbarian diet--rooted in bread, milk, and meat--first formed the basics of modern eating across Europe. From there, Montanari highlights the importance of the Italian city in the development of gastronomic taste in the Middle Ages,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160844
• ISBN13: 9780231160841
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.7" x 6.9"