La vera cuciniera genovese : facile ed economica, ossia maniera di preparare e cuocere ogni sorta di vivande all'usanza di Genova

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rossi, Emanuele

Language:

Italian

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"La vera cuciniera genovese" by Emanuele Rossi is a comprehensive cookbook written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the art of preparing and cooking a wide variety of dishes specific to the culinary traditions of Genoa, emphasizing simplicity, flavor, and economy. It serves as a practical guide for housewives and cooks, presenting recipes that make use of local ingredients while aiming to meet both everyday and festive dining needs. At the start of the work, the author introduces the necessity of a specialized cookbook dedicated to Genoese cuisine, highlighting a gap in the existing culinary literature. He critiques a previously published work for being too succinct and commits to providing a more detailed and thoughtful exploration of the topic. The opening portion lays the groundwork for a structured cookbook by introducing the author's aims and the traditional methods of food preparation, along with an extensive glossary of culinary vocabulary in both Italian and Genoese dialects. This setting enhances the reader's understanding of the practical cooking techniques that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2016-04-25