Food of North Italy. Luigi Veronelli

      

      Published by Periplus Editions, with editorial offices at 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12 Singapore 534167.

      Copyright © 2002 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 978-1-4629-0976-6 (ebook)

       Library of Congress Card Number: 2002101487

      Photo credits

       All food and location photography by

       Luca Invernizzi Tettoni.

       Additional photos by G. Molteni (endpaper)

       and Alan Becker (page 2).

      Acknowledgments

       Recipe development: Benedetta Veronelli

       Text consultant: Marc Tibaldi

       Translator: Natalie Danford

       Coordinator: Sebastian Gutmann

      Endpaper: The 13th-century Castle of the Manta (Castello della Manta) in Piedmont houses some of the most beautiful frescoes in Italy. On the walls of the great hall, a courtly dance of figures painted in the 15th century depicts important people from the region's history.

      Restaurants

      Ristorante Belvedere, Via Cesana, 18, 10058 Sestriere,

       Piedmont. Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

      Trattoria I Bologna, Via Nicola Sardi 4, Rocchetta Tanaro,

       Asti, Piedmont. Tel: [phone]

      Ristorante del Cambio, Piazza Carignano, 2, 10123

       Turin, Piedmont. Tel. [phone]; Fax [phone]

      Ristorante Chez Pierre, Via Martorey, 73 Verrès,

       Valle d'Aosta. Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

      La Contea Ristorante, Piazza Cocito, 8, 12057 Neive,

       Piedmont. Tel: [phone]: Fax: [phone]

      Ristorante Il Griso, Malgrate (Lecco), Via Provinciale, 51,

       Lombardy, Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

      Antica Osteria del Ponte, Piazza G. Negri, 9, 20081

       Cassinetta di Lugagnano, Milan, Lombardy

       Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

      Osteria di Via Solata

       Via Solata 8, Bergamo, Lombardy

       Tel:[phone]

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      THE FOOD OF

       NORTH ITALY

      Authentic Recipes from Piedmont, Lombardy, and Valle d'Aosta

      By Luigi Veronelli

       Photography by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni

      Featuring recipes from the following restaurants:

Ristorante Belvedere	La Contea Ristorante
Trattoria I Bologna	Ristorante Il Griso
Ristorante del Cambio	Antica Osteria del Ponte
Ristorante Chez Pierre	Osteria di via Solata

      

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      Contents

       PART ONE: FOOD IN NORTH ITALY

       Introduction 4

       A Land of Riches 6

       The Cuisine of Lombardy 10

       Sophisticated Milan 14

       Alpine Kingdom 18

       White Gold 22,

       Dining and Drinking in North Italy 24

       PART TWO: COOKING IN NORTH ITALY

       The North Italian Kitchen 28

       North Italian Ingredients 30

       PART THREE: THE RECIPES

       Basic Recipes 34

       Antipasti/Appetizers 40

       Contorni/Sides 44

       Primi/First Courses 48

       Secondi/Second Courses 78

       Dolci/Desserts 106

      Appendix 118 Index 119

      Established in 1757, Ristorante del Cambio— Turin's most famous restaurant—is