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Synopsis
Learn the secrets to mouthwateringly authentic Italian food as you cook your way through over 100 comforting recipes. You haven't tasted true Italian food until you've visited a small town in Italy. Their secrets are better kept than we realize, and for good reason: the food is incredible. However, traveling takes a lot of time and money. Instead use this cookbook as a portal to an authentic Italian home right in your kitchen.
Set yourself up with good company for a feast consisting of multiple courses. In Buonissimo , authors Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander act as your own Italian grandmother to teach you their favorites the traditional way. Like a true evening of cooking and eating, learn the language behind this treasure trove of authentic Italian dishes and the culinary approaches that birthed them. Discover recipes for fritti, primi, secondi, contorni, and dolci. In English that's fried appetizers and street food; bread, pizza, and pasta; vegetarian and side dishes; desserts and more
Learn all the tips and tricks to become a true Italian chef from the Boot. Find the answers to culinary questions like:
- What Ingredients to Look For and Where to Find Them
- What Equipment We Can't Live Without
- How to Properly Cook Pasta
- How to Make a Simple Tomato Sauce
- And more
Recipes include:
- Frittelle di Zucchine - Fried Zucchini Fritters
- Ciabatta Bread
- Pizza Dough
- Ragu alla Bolognese - Minced Meat Ragu
- Cacio e Pepe
- Ravioli Ricotta e Spinaci - Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli in Butter and Sage Sauce
- Risotto all Zucca - Asparagus Risotto
- Polpette - Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
- Caponata di Melanzane - Sicilian Sweet and Sour Eggplant Ratatouille
- Tiramisu
- Cannoli
- and so much more
Spice up your favorite classics and discover new dishes that'll become family favorites for years to come.
Buonissimo is designed to make your kitchen burst with life with the most delicious and desirable meals shared the Italian way.
Synopsis
Learn the secrets of authentic Italian home cooking, passed down through generations, love, and a passion for good food, as you cook your way through 100 comforting recipes. Distilling the episodic knowledge Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander share on their popular Italian cooking YouTube channel, Pasta Grammar (@PastaGrammar), Buonissimo share how to make uncompromisingly authentic Italian recipes while also putting the food into the greater context of the Italian culinary landscape.
Learn how to make favorite classics, discover new and surprising dishes, acquire hands-on Italian kitchen skills, get actionable tips on how to source the right ingredients or find substitutes, and learn how to put it all together into memorable, lifestyle-fitting meals. In Buonissimo , you'll find:
- 100 straightforward, delicious, and comforting recipes from all over Italy
- Recipes organized by course, including Fritti (fried appetizers and street food), Bread and Pizza, Rag , Pasta, Riso (rice), Secondo (second courses), Contorno (side dishes), and Dolce (desserts)
- Basic recipes for making fresh egg and semolina pastas, potato gnocchi, simple tomato sauce, and besciamella
- How to stock your Italian kitchen
- Stunning photography throughout
Experience the real food of Italy, just as a lucky guest would witness in a family kitchen in Italy.