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Vinegar of Spilamberto: And Other Italian Adventures with Food, Places and People
by Muscatine, Doris
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In 1958, Doris Muscatine's husband, a medieval scholar, got a Fulbright for a year of research in Italy. They lived in Rome and almost immediately became hopeless Italophiles. The Vinegar of Spilamberto is the enchanting story of their experiences. The couple returned often, staying in various apartments--a house in Venice, a medieval tower in Tuscany, and a villa on the Appia Antica with its own catacombs.
From such small places as Populonia and Rovescala to bigger ones like Riace and Dozza, the family immersed themselves in the Italy off the typical tourist tracks. Muscatine describes the extreme cultural differences everywhere, but most notable in Sicily, and delights in various foods--including Il Ranocchio, dall'antipasto al dolce (The Frog, from antipasto to dessert)--and the wines that went with them. Chapters are devoted to the Italian appreciation of slow food and of special products such as truffles and balsamic vinegar.
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- Mar 29, 2007 Pub Date:
- 159376152X ISBN-10:
- 9781593761523 ISBN-13:
- English Language
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