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The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Hardcover – 3 Jun. 2011

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Loved by cooks from Nigella Lawson to Heston Blumenthal, this is THE classic of Italian cooking.

'If this were the only cookbook you owned, neither you nor those you cooked for would ever get bored.’ – Nigella Lawson

Marcella Hazan is widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian cookery writers in the world and The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is her masterpiece. Aimed at cooks of every level, be they beginners or accomplished chefs, it is an accessible and comprehensive guide to authentic Italian cuisine and should find a place in the kitchen library of anyone who is passionate about good food.

Featuring hundreds of recipes ranging from soups, pastas and risottos, to delicious meat and vegetable dishes, The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is an indispensable addition to any kitchen.

'Truly indispensable' – Nigel Slater

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736 pages
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Boxtree
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3 Jun. 2011
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18 years and up
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20.1 x 5.1 x 25.7 cm
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9780752227900
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The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking


The Fundamentals Discover the fundamental techniques to recreating Italian dishes, passed down through the generations. In Italian cuisine, flavour builds up from the bottom. Whether that’s a pasta sauce, soup, or vegetable dish, the foundation of flavour supports, lifts, and points to the principal ingredients.	The Components Learn where to find top quality ingredients and the essentials you need in your store cupboard to prepare the best Italian cuisine any day of the week. Anchovies, a good quality balsamic, and fresh basil among many other industry secrets will guide you towards mastering Italian flavours.	The Dishes Featuring hundreds of delicious recipes ranging from sauces, pastas and risottos, to delicious meat and vegetable dishes that will appeal to cooks of every level, The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is the indispensable, go to guide to authentic Italian cooking.

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If this were the only cookbook you owned, neither you nor those you cooked for would ever get bored. -- Nigella Lawson

Has yet to be bettered . . . my copy is splattered with gnocchi, tomato sauce, gravy and oil, but I wouldn't replace it for the world. It does what it says on the tin, and more. -- Kate Colquhoun, The Best 50 Cookbooks ― Independent

Brilliant. -- Heston Blumenthal

There are dozens of Italian cookbooks on the market, but The Essentials Of Classic Italian Cooking is the only one you need to buy. No glossy photos; just 700 pages of wonderful recipes and instruction in basics such as bread-making. And all with the kind of detailed teaching left out of books that give more space to pictures than to text. A classic. -- The Guardian

Truly indispensable. -- Nigel Slater

When I don’t know what to do in life, I go to Marcella and she sorts me out -- Ruth Rogers, chef and owner of The River Cafe, London

About the Author

Marcella Hazan (1924-2013) was born in the village of Cesenatico, Italy. She earned a doctorate in natural sciences and biology from the University of Ferrara. In 1956 she married Victor Hazan, an Italian-American who subsequently gained fame as a wine writer, and the couple moved to New York City a few months later.

Marcella was widely considered by chefs and fellow food writers to be one of the foremost authorities on Italian cuisine. Her cookbooks are credited with introducing the public in Britain and the United States to the techniques of traditional Italian cooking.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0752227904
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boxtree; Main Market edition (3 Jun. 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 736 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780752227900
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0752227900
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.1 x 5.1 x 25.7 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 3,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 7 in Italian Food & Drink
- 14 in Bread Baking
- 21 in Pasta & Rice

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Marcella Hazan, the acknowledged godmother of Italian cooking in America, is the author of The Classic Italian Cookbook, More Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella's Italian kitchen, and Essentials of Italian Cooking .She lives in Venice, Italy, and Longboat Key, Florida.

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Superb - Highly Recommeded

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2018

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Its a six star book. Really.

I bought this because I read an article about the worlds best Italian tomato sauce only having three ingredients and despite my scepticism I gave it a go.

Oh. My. God.

Superb. Simply superb. Best ever tomato sauce ever.

So I bought the book and it is a wealth of information and practical real Italian recipes that are well within the capabilities of most people to achieve.

Best of all you really do get better Italian food from it than you would think. Being British its clear that our versions of Italian food have been Anglised and whilst in some cases that works out well, its clear to me now that authentic is best.

Overall I can't imagine a better book to introduce proper Italian food that's accessible and practical to achieve.

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No pictures ... this one time it’s not problem, at all !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2020

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No pictures ... this one time, it’s not a problem, at all !

Normally I would be the needy one, that wants pictures for every recipe... I want to see if it’s worth cooking , BEFORE I dirty as many kitchen appliances as I can 😳 .... but this lady writes in such way ,that your imagination just wants to see it happen , in your own kitchen !

Great food, great flavours, you’ve got so many variations for one recipe , that you can’t ever be bored of it !

It feels like ,listening to your mum and your nan , talking about family recipes that never fail 🙂

Kind of , like David Attenborough, of Italian cooking 🤓

Well .... all I can say , I like this book ... a lot !

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A bible for Italian food and cooking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2020

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I bought this as an ebook on offer for 99p. Wow! What a bargain. I’ve downloaded to iPad and it’s an incredible book. In addition to numerous recipes, the extensive introductory section really gets to the heart of how Italian food is cooked. The secret to making a good base sauce, the importance of adding ingredients in order. I’ve always realised that there’s wide variety in Italian cooking. Some areas are predominately meat eating, others fish. Some are vegetarian based, some use pasta, others rice or other grain. I didn’t really understand the reasons for this but this book explains all. It’s absolutely fascinating and I’ve learned so much.

This really is a bible for getting to the heart of preparing really superb Italian food in the home. It’s easy to read and the recipes are well set out, with simple instructions and no really obscure or difficult to obtain ingredients. Many recipes are truly simple; pasta, veg, garlic and cheese for example will make a really tasty and nutritious meal in no time.

I’ve been a keen home cook for some 50 years and this book has proved to be a great addition to my collection. I’d prefer paper copy, but for 99p and the convenience of the book available on phone and tablet, it’s a snip.

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Just Wonderful - Authentic Italian

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2021

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I bought this book as I love to cook Italian food.. you know what I mean, the 'Italian' we are used to here in the UK. I wanted to get to the bottom of authentic Italian food and cooking. I was not disappointed at all, this book is brilliant. No pictures but that just means more room for the fantastic recipes. They are so different to those in the usual round of Italian cook books. This book is suitable for people of all cooking abilities. Don't hesitate to get it, you will be using it for years to come and passing it on to your children.

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A classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2018

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The go to book for classic Italian regional cookery. A very rich source of recipes, very well described. There are also clear explanations of techniques where required. For risotto for example, MH clearly explains the principles (from definition through to serving temperature), before going on to detail numerous recipes. There's also an excellent section on rice in 'Fundamentals'.

I'm a fan of MH's pizza dough recipe: 'a firm chewy pizza with crunch to its crust'.

As a convert to pressure cooking I tried the delicious pork loin braised in milk, Bolognese style, as converted from MH's recipe on the hip pressure cooking site. It turned out beautifully.

As an eBook it is usable but could be so much better. It's a hefty book in print form at over 700 pages, but it's only possible to navigate to chapter headings. It would be greatly improved by a linked list of recipes at the start of each chapter. There are linked references within the text and a hefty linked index.

Pictures are important to many, but this book has just a very few line drawings. For me, the lack of pictures isn't a problem at all. The text is descriptive and evocative.

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Italian Cooking Bible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2019

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So far I have tried the 3 ingredient pasta sauce, Pizza base recipe and the bolognese sauce all have been very flavourful and I have not had to adjust or deviate from the recipes to make the dish tasty. The recipes work, the explanations are thorough and informative. It is my Italian cooking bible and will be referring to it constantly for inspiration and to also refine technique.

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deangsmith

A genuine classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2018

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I already have many cook books, including several Italian books. To say that this is the best of the Italian is a real compliment. Having only just appeared on the shelf it should have struggled to compete with those books that have been relied upon for years.
The recipes are broad in range yet mostly simple to prepare. Explanations and alternatives are provided throughout. My only disappointment is that I did not discover this classic earlier. Marvellous!

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Mrs. Susan P. Post

One of those books where you need a hard copy; otherwise very frustrating navigating.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2019

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Ok but I wish I'd bought a hard copy. It's one of those books that you'd want to dip in and out of and that's not really possible with a kindle version. I can't seem to use the index as I would a paper book.
Having said all that the recipes are easy to follow and I'll revisit it when I get a hard copy.

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