Journey deep into the heart of Italy with Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook.Italy is a country with a culinary tradition like no other, one that symbolizes the comfort of home and food’s power to bring people together all across the globe.Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook is a thorough, wide-ranging look at the genius that guides the cuisine in each region of Italy, celebrating the country’s unmatched ability to preserve traditions while always seeming fresh and contemporary, and featuring: 500+ authentic regional recipes from Southern, Central, and Northern Italy, each one centered around Italy’s famed emphasis on fresh, quality ingredientsEffortless and elegant handmade pastas Enlightening histories of the most famous Italian recipes and ingredientsBeautiful photography that provides both instruction and inspiration Hundreds of antipasti, contorni, primi, secondi, dolce, and pane so that you can enjoy the celebrated cycle that makes up the full Italian mealTips on purchasing and working with ingredients, handling difficult preparations, and much more