Book – Istria

Paola Bacchia’s book, Istria, is so much more than simply a cook book – it’s filled with recipes and stories from the hidden heart of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. Istria is the heart-shaped promontory at the northern crux of the Adriatic Sea, where rows of vines and olives grow in fields of red earth. The cuisine records a history of changing borders — a blend of the countries (Italy, the Republic of Venice, Austria, Hungary and now Slovenia and Croatia) that have shared Istria’s hills and coasts and valleys.

The author of an award-winning blog, Italy On My Mind, Paola Bacchia writes about traditions, cultures and the comfort food recipes from her childhood that include semolina dumplings, beef and pork goulash, crumbed flathead with pecorino & parsley and apricot strudel. It’s not a book to be taken lightly.

Features:

• Hardcover, 272 pages
• Written by acclaimed author, blog writer and cook, Paola Bacchia
• Recipes from Italian-Istrians who remained after the 1940s
• Includes the author’s childhood memories and photographs
• Contents is divided into different types of dishes including antipasti, cakes & desserts, land & sea and the basics
• Includes an index
• Published by Smith Street Books

Dimensions: 20.3cm (l) x 25cm (h) x 3cm (w),