Puglia: A Culinary Memoir (Maria P. Ferrante)

Puglia skillfully weaves regional history and personal anecdotes together with 265 classic Puglian recipes that follow an Italian meal from primi piatti to dolci. Signora Ferrante captures the essence of the long heel of Italy's boot with culinary roots as old as Magna Grecia, a land of olive trees and wheat fields, the world-famous bread of Altamura, the miracle of cucina povera, the mystery of Alberobello's trulli.

Puglian recipes will delight cooks of all persuasions as they savor classic orecchiette, lampascioni, local lamb and pork specialties, pettole and taralli, holiday sweets, and a wonderful array of marmalades and liqueurs.

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