The Country Cooking of Greece

About this book

The Country Cooking of Greece captures all the glory and diversity of Greek cuisine in one magnum opus from Greeces greatest culinary authority Diane Kochilas. More than 250 recipes were drawn from every corner of Greece from rustic tavernas Kochilas renowned cooking school and the local artisans and village cooperatives that produce olive oil and handmade pasta. More than 150 color photographs and vivid sidebars bring to life Greeces unique and historical food culture. Seventeen chapters organized by ingredients such as lamb herbs artichokes and cheese touch down all over Greeces dramatic geography of mountains coastal lands and fertile alluvial plains. A cookbook like no other this ingredient-driven volume at once meets a growing interest in Greek cooking and serves as a homecoming for all those of Greek descent.