Tasting Rome - Katie Parla

A love letter from two Americans to their adopted city, Tasting Rome is a showcase of
modern dishes influenced by tradition, as well as the rich culture of
their surroundings.


Even 150 years after unification,
Italy is still a divided nation where individual regions are defined by
their local cuisine. Each is a mirror of its city's culture, history,
and geography. But cucina romana is the country's greatest standout.


Tasting Rome provides a complete picture of a place that many love, but few know
completely. In sharing Rome's celebrated dishes, street food
innovations, and forgotten recipes, journalist Katie Parla and
photographer Kristina Gill capture its unique character and reveal its
truly evolved food culture-a culmination of 2000 years of history. Their
recipes acknowledge the foundations of Roman cuisine and demonstrate
how it has transitioned to the variations found today. You'll delight in
the expected classics (cacio e pepe, pollo alla romana, fiore di
zucca); the fascinating but largely undocumented Sephardic Jewish
cuisine (hraimi con couscous, brodo di pesce, pizzarelle); the
authentic and tasty offal (guanciale, simmenthal di coda, insalata di
nervitti); and so much more.


Studded with narrative features
that capture the city's history and gorgeous photography that highlights
both the food and its hidden city, you'll feel immediately inspired to
start tasting Rome in your own kitchen.