- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (Mar 18 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1584792116
- ISBN-13: 978-1584792116
- Product Dimensions: 31.4 x 23.6 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #647,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Bugialli provides a broad overview of the foods of Naples and the surrounding Campania region in this uneven effort. An initial chapter with recipes for basics creates strange bedfellows: Mixed Vegetables Preserved in Wine Vinegar, Homemade Tomato Paste, Candied Orange Peel and the local lemon liqueur Limoncello stand side by side. Campania is famous for its San Marzano tomatoes, and in a chapter awkwardly named Naples: The Home of Dried Pasta and Tomatoes Like No Others in the World, Bugialli provides workable recipes for Classic Neapolitan Tomato Sauce; Garlic Tomato Sauce, Salerno Style; Tomato Sauce, Salerno Style; Vermicelli with Neapolitan Tomato Sauce; and so on. Confusingly, some recipes are just for sauce, while others include pasta preparation. Another Neapolitan classic is pizza, and the chapter on Neapolitan Pizza and other savory breads like a Brioche Ring served with vegetables in the center and Taralli with Fennel Seeds, which, like bagels, are parboiled before being baked, is one of the strongest. In another chapter titled Il Gran Fritto alla Napoletana, Bugialli instructs readers on how to fry Potato Croquettes and celery. A chapter on fish and seafood includes CanapEs, Neapolitan Style with mozzarella and anchovies, first courses like Spaghetti or Vermicelli in Clam Sauce and second courses such as Fish Baked in a Paper Bag, Neapolitan Style, which calls for parchment paper and not a paper bag after all. The photography is quite attractive, and full-page layouts like the one demonstrating the creation of Sfogliatelle are an informative addition even if seeing two professionals preparing these complex, flaky pastries in a bakery only drives home what a challenge they are for the home cook.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
In the tradition of Giuliano Bugialli's Foods of Italy and Foods of Tuscany (more than 250,000 copies combined sales), Foods of Naples presents the authentic dishes of Naples and the surrounding Campania region in a historical and cultural context. Through more than 100 brilliant photographs of featured dishes, with the city's markets, street life, and landscapes as backdrop, this handsome book communicates the flavor of life in Naples. Bugialli presents more than 175 impeccably researched and tested recipes, all easy to prepare for everyday meals and arranged in the manner of traditional Neapolitan courses. This substantial volume is sure to become the definitive book on one of America's favorite cuisines.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The definitive Neapolitan cookbook in english.....,
By A Customer
This review is from: Guiliano Bugialli's Food of Naples and Campania (Hardcover)
Bugialli has again generated a well researched, technically precise and stunningly beautiful book. Bugialli is the only non-Neapolitan that could not only write the recipes down with uncanny accuracy, but capture and convey the uniquely Neapolitan aura that permeates all things that happen in the "real" city by the bay. A must buy for any cook's library!
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nice travelogue but poor as a cook book.,
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This review is from: Guiliano Bugialli's Food of Naples and Campania (Hardcover)
Lots of beautiful photos of Naples and Campania. Poorly edited with many errors on Neapolitan language. Obviously written by a non-Neapolitan. Few photos of foods. Makes me wonder if the recipes were ever tested. Better choice is Naples at Table by Arthur Schwartz. Buy this for the pretty pictures of the Amalfi coast, because as a cook book, I think it's a dud.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cook Italian & Learn To Live,
By Jim Bridges (Seattle, Washington - USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guiliano Bugialli's Food of Naples and Campania (Hardcover)
For any one who has ever been there, eating and cooking Italian is an adventure in living. No fuss no complications, just living life for the fun of it (that is the Italian way to enjoy being here) I have visited this wonderful country several times and this book takes me back whenever I feel the need to be in touch again. It is a must for any one who wants to feel what life in that great country is all about. For the beginner it will take you to one of the most enjoyable food fests anywhere. Try this book and you will be booking your next vacation in the land of wine, food, sun, music and love.
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