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The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews II: More Menus, Recollections and Recipes

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In "The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews II," Edda Servi Machlin provides vivid descriptions of the daily life of the once-flourishing Jewish community of Pitigliano in Italy's Tuscan hills. Accompanying the more than 250 recipes is a rich treasury of the history, lore, and cultural and religious traditions of this thousand-year-old village, where Ms. Machlin lived as a girl and as a young woman. Included are recipes for Italian dishes adapted to fit Jewish dietary laws as well as dishes that combine ancient Sephardic preparations with Italian cooking. This volume is more than a cookbook; it is a valuable cultural document.

Even better than the first volume, with more discussions and examples. The recipes, as with Volume I, are as classic as ever, and well balanced. Strongly recommend.

My spouse and I lived in Italy for over a year, we love Italian food. We own about 150 cookbooks but The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews is my favorite of them all. The recipes work, the food is sublime and is designed to be made by a cook at home. It is a wonderful, wonderful cookbook that you will use over and over and always treasure.

Oded Kishony