A taste of Naples : Neapolitan culture, cuisine, and cooking / Marlena Spieler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spieler, Marlena, author.

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

Big city food biographies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--Italy--Naples--History.

Food.

Food habits--Italy--Naples--History.

Food habits.

Cooking, Italian--Neapolitan style.

Cooking, Italian.

Manners and customs.

History.

Naples (Italy)--Social life and customs.

Naples (Italy).

Italy--Naples.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 294 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

"This book takes readers on a culinary tour of a vibrant food culture, where good food can be found in the city, as well as in the sprawl surrounding it. With recipes, history, and attention to special meals and fare, this work will tantalize the taste buds while revealing the great history of food in Napoli."

Contents:

Big city food biographies

series forword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: If Rome is Italy's heart, then Naples is its soul

La Storia: Naples culinary history

Sea, sun, sky and volcanic soil : the fresh things that grow there

A Napoli si mangia cosi: the iconic products of Naples : cheeses, wines, oils

Pasta and pizza

Festivals, celebrations, and their their specialties

Sharing culinary culture: chefs, cookbooks, teachers, and iconic dishes

How to eat like a Neapolitan

Regions and their food ways

The tradition of going out to eat: pleasure, sustenance, and sociability.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Spieler, Marlena. Taste of Naples.

ISBN:

9781442251250

1442251255

OCLC:

1030599049

Publisher Number:

99978828424