Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

With historical facts and quotes, personal memoir, and both ancient and modern quick-and-easy recipes, this book describes how the reverence for these three foods developed and what keeps it going, from the land of Ur to the contemporary kitchen. In a concise, informative narrative, the book covers the origins, cultivation, healthful attributes, and culinary preparation of these foods that have become integrated into international cuisines from the Old World to the New. Also contains lists of suggested pairings of meals with wines, and a helpful bibliography.

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Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

With historical facts and quotes, personal memoir, and both ancient and modern quick-and-easy recipes, this book describes how the reverence for these three foods developed and what keeps it going, from the land of Ur to the contemporary kitchen. In a concise, informative narrative, the book covers the origins, cultivation, healthful attributes, and culinary preparation of these foods that have become integrated into international cuisines from the Old World to the New. Also contains lists of suggested pairings of meals with wines, and a helpful bibliography.

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Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

by Thomas Pellechia
Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

by Thomas Pellechia

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With historical facts and quotes, personal memoir, and both ancient and modern quick-and-easy recipes, this book describes how the reverence for these three foods developed and what keeps it going, from the land of Ur to the contemporary kitchen. In a concise, informative narrative, the book covers the origins, cultivation, healthful attributes, and culinary preparation of these foods that have become integrated into international cuisines from the Old World to the New. Also contains lists of suggested pairings of meals with wines, and a helpful bibliography.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940155446408
Publisher: Thomas Pellechia
Publication date: 02/02/2018
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 473 KB

About the Author

Thomas Pellechia is a seasoned wine/food writer in magazines, newspapers and online. He has also been a winemaker at his own winery and a wine retailer in Manhattan.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsxi
Introductionxv
Part IThe Ancient Perspective
Chapter 1What Is in a Name (Garlic Ancient History)25
Chapter 2Legends and Origins of Wine37
Chapter 3Legends and Origins of the Olive Tree51
Part IIClassical greece and Rome
Chapter 4Garlic in the Mediterranean and Beyond67
Chapter 5Wine in the Mediterranean and Beyond75
Chapter 6Olives in the Mediterranean and Beyond89
Part IIIAge of Discovery to Nineteenth Century
Chapter 7Garlic, Wine and Olives Across the Pond97
Part IVJourney's End
Chapter 8Immigration113
Chapter 9The Neighborhood117
Chapter 10Reversing Course149
Part VTo your Health
Chapter 11Growing and Consuming for Your Health157
Part VIPersonal Recipe Favorites
Chapter 12Mangiare177
Appendix 1A listing of recipes cross-referenced to matching wines215
Appendix 2Listing of wines cross-referenced to matching recipes218
Appendix 3Listing of home gardening and winemaking books221
Footnotes222
Bibliography224
Index of Recipes227
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