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'My mother gave me a copy when I was in my teens and it's never left my side. It's full of very traditional Italian recipes and it not at all bastardised, like many Italian cookbooks. It's perfect for entertaining, too, as she suggests starters and desserts.'
--The Independent
--The Independent
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'If this were the only cookbook you owned, neither you nor those you cooked for would ever get bored.’ Nigella Lawson
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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Updated in 2008
Still got this book, still discovering new recipes (tuna steaks trapani style). The best £15 you'll ever spend
This book is an excellent buy for all lovers of Italian food. It covers the entire spectrum of Italian cooking from starters to desserts via, bread, pasta, meat and fish to name a few.
The book starts with a fundamentals chapter for ingredients and tools and then you're straight into the cooking.
There are no glossy photos, but this is not a problem as there are many excellent diagrams to demonstrate various techniques eg. make fresh tortellini.
The book is suitable for beginners and experts alike as it allows you to decide how seriously you take her instructions (who rolls pasta with a one metre long rolling pin! )
Most recipes are complemented with short passages on its origins and her style of writing is pleasant and quirky.
I would reccomend this book wholeheartedly
Still got this book, still discovering new recipes (tuna steaks trapani style). The best £15 you'll ever spend
This book is an excellent buy for all lovers of Italian food. It covers the entire spectrum of Italian cooking from starters to desserts via, bread, pasta, meat and fish to name a few.
The book starts with a fundamentals chapter for ingredients and tools and then you're straight into the cooking.
There are no glossy photos, but this is not a problem as there are many excellent diagrams to demonstrate various techniques eg. make fresh tortellini.
The book is suitable for beginners and experts alike as it allows you to decide how seriously you take her instructions (who rolls pasta with a one metre long rolling pin! )
Most recipes are complemented with short passages on its origins and her style of writing is pleasant and quirky.
I would reccomend this book wholeheartedly
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The very first recipe I tried out of this book was a great success. My ten-year-old daughter, her friend, and I followed one of the recipes for making homemade linguini (flat spaghetti), by rolling out the dough, cutting it into strips, and boiling it in water! Then we ate it with tomato sauce, and it was a GREAT SUCCESS!
This book is very comprehensive. It could be called the “Joy of Cooking,” of Italian Cuisine, having chapters on just about every possible type of Italian food. Directions are given for making EVERYTHING from SCRATCH, the traditional, Italian way. So buy this book if you are a GOURMET cook, who enjoys spending hours in the kitchen—it is NOT for the busy housewife who has to get a quick dinner on the table. Completely separate chapters include Fundamentals, Appetizers, Soups, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Crespelle, Polenta, Frittate, Fish and Shellfish, Chicken-Squab-Duck-Rabbit, Veal, Beef, Lamb, Pork, Variety Meats, Salads, Desserts, Focaccia-Pizza-Bread-Other Special Doughs, and At the Table.
So far, my family has enjoyed every recipe we have tried.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the ultimate book for people wanting to discover genuine Italian cooking, and all the subtle but essential processes that this involves. The book has a good introductory section on cooking fundamentals, before chapters on each food type with scores of recipes. There are no pictures, but very passionate written text that leaves you almost tasting the food.
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Indispensable
Not only is this the cookbook I use most often (out of many), but it's what enabled me to use other cookbooks - Italian or not. Read more
Published 4 days ago by I. Florea
Good, but not always easy to measure out
I would agree with most other reviewers as to the scope of this magnum opus. My main quibble is with her choice of measurements. Many ingredients are given as tablespoons. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Actinia
A timeless classic
I paid the full price for this in a high street bookshop and don't begrudge a penny of the expenditure. Read more
Published 7 months ago by seamist
fantastic
without a doubt, the best Italian cookbook I've encountered to date...recipes are concise and explanations about various dishes and regions are wonderful... Read more
Published 7 months ago by kris
Can't live without this book
I am in the UK for 2 years and have this book at home in Australia. After a couple of months I bought another copy because I missed it so much.
Published 7 months ago by Dr June
A Valuable Discovery
Hazan's knowledge of the cuisine or Italy is vast and formidable and the book - happily for me without photographs - is as handsome as it price suggets it should be. Read more
Published 19 months ago by M. J. Corbett
Like an Italian 'Delia'
Used this on a self catering holiday in Italy and found it invaluable. Receipes very straightforward, mostly not too many ingrediients and tips from Marcella included in the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Gina
Be careful with this book! Much too simple.
I guess the clue's in the title, it's the wrong type of cookery book for me as I find most of the recipes MUCH MUCH TOO SIMPLE to be delicious and you kind of think perhaps true... Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. Mcfadyean
I'd buy a hardcover version
I love this book and cannot praise it highly enough. However, I'd like to suggest that purchasers look for a hardcover version. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by Iain Hoey
The Essential Classic Italian
This is the book I have been looking for,for a long time. It is as the title promises "The essential Italian". Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2009 by colette
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