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Eat Smart in SicilyHow to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Food & Embark on a Tasting Adventure
ISBN 978-0-9776801-1-5
$13.95 paperback
5.5 x 8.5 - 160 Pages
Pub. Date 2008Joan Peterson and Marcella Croce
About the Book
Find the heart of Sicilian culture through its sumptuous cuisine
Rich with seafood, citrus, olives, and almond sweets, the cuisine of the sun-drenched island of Sicily reflects the influence of Greeks, Norman French, Tunisians, and Italians, among others. Unlike guidebooks that sweep Sicily into an overview of Italy, this latest addition to the award-winning Eat Smart series focuses solely on the cuisine of Sicily. Eat Smart in Sicily provides an historical overview of the peoples who have lived there and their contributions to Sicilian cuisine, with attention given to the fare distinct to the villages and urban centers of Sicily’s four regions. A helpful guide to Sicilian menus, with English translations of Italian (or Sicilian) words, makes ordering food in Sicily an easy and immediately rewarding experience. Highlighting regional recipe mainstays, Joan Peterson and Marcella Croce provide tips to shopping for traditional ingredients in Sicily and at home. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary of foods, kitchen utensils, and cooking methods to prepare authentic Sicilian specialties at home or abroad.
About the Author
Joan Peterson, author of the award-winning Eat Smart series of culinary travel guidebooks, has created her books for food-loving travelers and cookbook lovers like herself who want to get to the heart of a country's culture through its cuisine. To date she has written guides to the food of Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Morocco, India, Peru and Sicily. Each book has been designed for travelers and food lovers like her who want to navigate menu and market with confidence. Joan travels extensively and has led culinary tours to Europe, Asia and Africa. She is a founding member of CHEW (Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin) and is the director of the Travel Publishers Association.
Marcella Croce was born in Palermo, Sicily, and is a journalist and author. For almost twenty years she has been a teacher and coordinator of Elderhostel Programs in Sicily organized by Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Praise for Eat Smart in Sicily
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Cuisine of Sicily
An historical survey of the development of Sicily's cuisine.
- Early Civilizations
- The Greeks
- The Romans
- The Vandals, Goths and Byzantines
- The Arabs
- The Norman French
- Other Europeans
- Hohenstaufen
- French Angevin
- Royal House of Aragon
- The Spanish
- Royal House of Bourbon
- Italian Unification
Local Sicilian Food
A quick tour of Sicilian foods and their local variations.
- Sicilian Food in a Nutshell
- The Provinces of Sicily
- Western Sicily
- Central Sicily
- Eastern Sicily
- Southeastern Sicily
Tastes of Sicily
A selection of delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes to try before leaving
home.
Shopping in Sicily's Food Markets
Tips to increase your savvy in both the exciting outdoor food markets and modern supermarkets.
Resources
A listing of stores carrying Sicilian foods and groups offering opportunities for person-to-person contact through home visits to gain a deeper understanding of the country, including its cuisine.
- Online Suppliers of Sicilian Foods
- Tours and Travel Advice
- Some Useful Organizations to Know About
Helpful Phrases
Phrases in English translated to Italian, with additional phonetic interpretation, which will assist you in finding, ordering and buying foods or ingredients.
- Phrases for Use in Restaurants
- Phrases for Use in Food Markets
- Other Useful Phrases
Menu Guide
An extensive listing of menu entries in Italian (and some Sicilian), with English translations, to make ordering food an easy and immediately rewarding experience.
Foods and Flavors Guide
A comprehensive glossary of ingredients, kitchen utensils and cooking methods in Italian (and some Sicilian), with English translations.
Restaurants
Chefs who taught us much about Sicilian food.
Bibliography
Index
Ordering Information
Eat Smart in Sicily
ISBN 978-0-9776801-1-5
Paperback
5.5 x 8.5 - 160 Pages
Pub. Date 2008
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