A Kitchen in Corfu
by Chatto,James & Martin,Wendy
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0297791125
- ISBN 13
- 9780297791126
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1987 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. In the heart of Corfu, away from the tourist beaches, old traditions of living and eating still flourish. Over the centuries culinary influences from all over the Mediterranean have been absorbed into the classical Greek cuisine and adapted to suit the extraordinary variety of produce that comes from this beautiful and very fertile island. The result is a style of cooking unique in the world.For many years James Chatto and his wife, Wendy Martin, made their home in the remote village of Loutses, an olive-farming community in the north-east of Corfu. During their first winter, when the tourists had left and the shops and restaurants of the coastal resorts closed, they learned that there was more to Corfiot cooking than they ever imagined. The Lousiotes take a keen interest in food and were willing teachers. Cooking from memory, measuring the ingredients by eye and correcting the seasoning by frequent tasting, they have preserved their recipes without ever writing them down.The island provides abundant produce: olives, vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese and wine, a wide variety of fish and shellfish from the sea, and from the hills, herbs, horta or wild greens, game, nuts and wild fruits. The pace of life is unchanging, the rhythm of work and daily fare determined by the seasonal cycle. Many of the dishes prepared are linked with the festivals of the Christian calendar, such as Lenten pilaf, Easter biscuits, Paschal lamb and the vasilopitta of New Year. 199p. index.Paper slightly agetoned.
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- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042395
- Title
- A Kitchen in Corfu
- Author
- Chatto,James & Martin,Wendy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297791125
- ISBN 13
- 9780297791126
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- CORFU KERKYRA IONIAN ISLANDS COOKING COOKERY GREEK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greek Cooking & Food; Cookery; Ionian Islands;
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