Corsica: Recipes and Stories from a Mediterranean Island
Author Nicolas Stromboni
- Publish Date: October 03, 2017
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Cooking - Regional & Cultural - French
- Publisher: Smith Street Books
- Trim Size: 8 x 11-3/4
- Pages: 320
- US Price: $40.00
- CDN Price: $55.00
- ISBN: 978-1-925418-52-1
Reviews
—Publishers Weekly
"Yes, I know, Corsica is a French territory, but only because they robbed it from the Corsicans, who themselves freed it from centuries of Genoese rule. So, the island is much more Italian in its cooking than it is French, as Nicolas Stromboni, a wine merchant based in Ajaccio, clearly shows in a volume that begins with charcuterie like coppa, prisuttu and pancetta. Vegetables figure largely in Corsican cooking, as in lentils with figatelli sausage, and the cheeses of the region are highlighted. Corsica is an island, so seafood abounds in wondrous dishes, like fish soups and mussels with peas and artichokes. Pastas, however, are few—cannelloni with whipped brocciu cheese is very local. And, once you make the very simple Corsican cheesecake called fiadone, it will become a treasured favorite."
—HuffingtonPost.com