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# La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy

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Review: Brilliant book! A must-buy for those who love authentic Italian food - Ok, so another reviewer complained that the measurements were in Imperial measures, but then again, look at who published the book... Rizzoli, based not in England, but New York. So naturally it will be in American measurements. With that out of the way, you will find some incredible recipes in this book. Spaghetti bolognese? *PISH* It is a ragù bolognese from the Emilia Romagna. Or the Tuscan ragù. Or the Naples version. Who knew there were so many recipes of a meat sauce? Broken down into several sections, and those sections again showing the regional versions of some incredible recipes, you are spoilt for choice. Mother in law from Campania? Dig up some recipes from that region. Brother's new girlfriend from Venice? I'm sure you'll find some lovely stuff from that part of the country. Frankly, there is nothing in here that you won't be able to make. So some recipes don't have measurements, but I'm sure the Italians didn't always measure their stuff in the old days, and made it by look, feel and taste, and that's something you'll have to experiment with. It is a brilliant book for the kitchen, and together with The Silver Spoon (Cooking) you will probably find you are well set to get going. I love both this book and the Silver Spoon, and I've been told that the dishes I've made from both taste better than in a restaurant. If you like this book, and you also love Greek food, look at Vefa's Kitchen or Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes . Great stuff in there too.
Review: My favourite cooking book - This book is truly amazing! I love to cook and I have a large amount of cooking books of all backgrounds, but this is by far my favourite. The recipes are of varying difficulty level, from veg simply turned in some garlic oil to sweet and sour meatballs in tomato sauce (DO THIS ONE!). I prefer the recipes in this book to those from the Silver Spoon as well, as even for the same dishes, these are always better. It really speaks to the cooking experience of the grandmothers and -fathers from whom these recipes come. Which brings me to the one drawback some readers might find in the book: Cooking experience needed to understand the recipes. You certainly need to have that. It might say stuff like: Make a white sauce. So you do need to know how to do that. On the other hand, I don't think you'll find anything in this book that you couldn't learn from YouTube in the space of 15 minutes.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 64,456 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 52 in History of Food 78 in Italian Food & Drink 94 in Food & Drink Encyclopaedias & Dictionaries |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,051) |
| Dimensions  | 19 x 7.49 x 26.04 cm |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 0847831477 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0847831470 |
| Item weight  | 1.9 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 948 pages |
| Publication date  | 20 Oct. 2009 |
| Publisher  | Rizzoli International Publications |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant book! A must-buy for those who love authentic Italian food
*by S***N on 26 March 2011*

Ok, so another reviewer complained that the measurements were in Imperial measures, but then again, look at who published the book... Rizzoli, based not in England, but New York. So naturally it will be in American measurements. With that out of the way, you will find some incredible recipes in this book. Spaghetti bolognese? *PISH* It is a ragù bolognese from the Emilia Romagna. Or the Tuscan ragù. Or the Naples version. Who knew there were so many recipes of a meat sauce? Broken down into several sections, and those sections again showing the regional versions of some incredible recipes, you are spoilt for choice. Mother in law from Campania? Dig up some recipes from that region. Brother's new girlfriend from Venice? I'm sure you'll find some lovely stuff from that part of the country. Frankly, there is nothing in here that you won't be able to make. So some recipes don't have measurements, but I'm sure the Italians didn't always measure their stuff in the old days, and made it by look, feel and taste, and that's something you'll have to experiment with. It is a brilliant book for the kitchen, and together with The Silver Spoon (Cooking) you will probably find you are well set to get going. I love both this book and the Silver Spoon, and I've been told that the dishes I've made from both taste better than in a restaurant. If you like this book, and you also love Greek food, look at Vefa's Kitchen or Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes . Great stuff in there too.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favourite cooking book
*by T***N on 28 January 2014*

This book is truly amazing! I love to cook and I have a large amount of cooking books of all backgrounds, but this is by far my favourite. The recipes are of varying difficulty level, from veg simply turned in some garlic oil to sweet and sour meatballs in tomato sauce (DO THIS ONE!). I prefer the recipes in this book to those from the Silver Spoon as well, as even for the same dishes, these are always better. It really speaks to the cooking experience of the grandmothers and -fathers from whom these recipes come. Which brings me to the one drawback some readers might find in the book: Cooking experience needed to understand the recipes. You certainly need to have that. It might say stuff like: Make a white sauce. So you do need to know how to do that. On the other hand, I don't think you'll find anything in this book that you couldn't learn from YouTube in the space of 15 minutes.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not your every day recipe book - beautiful.
*by J***E on 25 November 2025*

Not for every day, these recipes are fascinating and unusual. I bought it as a gift for a very good cook and she thinks it is marvellous.

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