Ikaria : lessons on food, life, and longevity from the Greek island where people forget to die / Diane Kochilas ; photographs by Vassillis Stenos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kochilas, Diane, author.

Contributor:

Samuel W. Golden Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, Greek.

Cooking--Greece--Ikaria (Municipality).

Cooking.

Greece--Ikaria (Municipality).

Food--Greece--Ikaria (Municipality).

Food.

Longevity.

Ikaria (Greece : Municipality).

Cookbooks.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Physical Description:

xii, 306 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Emmaus, Pennsylvania : Rodale, [2014]

Summary:

"Ikaria is mythical, beautiful, enigmatic--and, as we learned after reading the New York Times article about it, a place where residents live unaccountably long lives. Part cookbook, part travelogue, filled with gorgeous photography, stunning recipes, and interviews with locals, and packed with the often quirky secrets to a long life that Ikarians are spoon-fed at birth, Ikaria is award-winning author Diane Kochilas's ethno-culinary paean to this magical island. Here, Kochilas will marry lore to lesson and recipe to interview: we'll meet a 101-year-old weaver--the best on the island--and taste the combinations of herbs that he cooks with and that he believes give him life. We'll learn about the life-giving benefits of delicious salads both raw and cooked, the gorgeous breads and savory pies that are a part of every meal, the bean dishes that are passed down through generations, and the seafood that is at the root of the Ikarian culinary culture. filled with mouthwatering recipes and remarkable stories, this book will introduce many Americans to food as life, as only the Ikarians know it"-- Provided by publisher.

"The award-winning "Julia child of Greece" shares 125 recipes, stories, and secrets from her beloved Ikaria. Ikaria is mythical, beautiful, enigmatic--and, as we learned after reading the New York Times article about it, a place where residents live unaccountably long lives. Part cookbook, part travelogue, filled with gorgeous photography, stunning recipes, and interviews with locals, and packed with the often quirky secrets to a long life that Ikarians are spoon-fed at birth, Ikaria is award-winning author Diane Kochilas's ethno-culinary paean to this magical island. Here, Kochilas will marry lore to lesson and recipe to interview: we'll meet a 101-year-old weaver--the best on the island--and taste the combinations of herbs that he cooks with and that he believes give him life. We'll learn about the life-giving benefits of delicious salads both raw and cooked, the gorgeous breads and savory pies that are a part of every meal, the bean dishes that are passed down through generations, and the seafood that is at the root of the Ikarian culinary culture. Filled with mouthwatering recipes and remarkable stories, this book will introduce many Americans to food as life, as only the Ikarians know it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Mezedes: Small Bites of Big Hospitality

Salads: Raw and Cooked

Comforting Soups

Savory Pies and Breads

Vegetables as a Main Course

Beans and Legumes: A Legacy of Health

Pasta and Rice

Sea Life: On and Off the Table

Meat on the Island of Longevity

Ikaria's Iconic Sweets.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel W. Golden Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781623362959

1623362954

OCLC:

887187819

Publisher Number:

99990109696