num_pages: 322
description: The food of Rome and its region Lazio is redolent of herbs olive oil ricotta lamb and pork. It is the food of ordinary frugal people yet it is a very modern cuisine in that it gives pride of place to the essential flavors of its ingredients. In this only English-language book to encompass the entire region the award-winning author of Encyclopedia of Pasta Oretta Zanini De Vita offers a substantial and complex social history of Rome and Lazio through the story of its food. Including more than 250 authentic easy-to-follow recipes the author leads readers on an exhilarating journey from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century.
language: English
title: Popes, Peasants, and Shepherds: Recipes and Lore from Rome and Lazio
publisher: University of California Press