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Francesco's Kitchen - Signed Edition Category: International Author: Francesco Da Mosto Price: £29.95  Product Description Francesco da Mosto follows his bestselling books on Venice and Italy with his personal quest for the authentic flavours and food of Venice. In this superbly illustrated book Francesco invites us into his family's kitchen in his 16th-century Palazzo in the heart of the city where he acts as the perfect guide to the unique culinary character of traditional Venetian cooking. Francesco shows us how to prepare 150 classic Venetian recipes ranging from Antipasti sauces soups and fish to meats pasta and puddings. He demonstrates how Venetian food is a fabulous fusion of ingredients brought together over centuries as merchants and traders travelled the Mediterranean. The ancient broeto (stock) and mollusc soups testify to this as does the richness and variety of dishes based on fish roasts grills tasty deep fried delicacies and sauces. Each chapter is introduced with the history and origins of the recipes and throughout there are personal reminiscences by Francesco of his first encounters with his favourite dishes.As Francesco is keen to tell his passion for cooking authentic Venetian food comes from home: 'When I start talking about cooking it is impossible to forget my father his love and imagination for all things culinary. He has never feared unusual combinations of ingredients and seasonings and I have always been a willing guinea pig'. |
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