Provenance · Volume II
The Italian Canon
One thousand four hundred and ninety-two entries
Contents
I24
II11
III73
IV18
V1,326
VI14
VII12
VIII6
IX8
Xopening
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten.
The Thread
Where this canon connects to others.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources entries anchor to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Italian · II The Land & Sea
The Land & Sea
Eleven entries
The Italian Approach to FishMS Theory — Wine Regions of ItalyThe Adriatic Sea and Its FisheriesAdriatic coast, from the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia to PugliaThe Alps and the DolomitesValle d'Aosta, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli and the northern Alpine arcThe Apennine Spine and the Cooking of the MountainsThe Apennines, with Molise, Abruzzo and the central ridgeThe Campanian Plain and the Bay of NaplesCampaniaThe Italian LakesLombardy, Piedmont and Veneto: Maggiore, Lugano, Como, Iseo, GardaThe Po Valley and Its Rice and Dairy PlainsPianura Padana: Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-RomagnaThe Tyrrhenian Coast and Its WatersTyrrhenian coast: Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, CalabriaThe Venetian LagoonVeneto (Laguna di Venezia)The Wheat Lands of Puglia and the TavolierePuglia, the Tavoliere di Foggia
II · The Land & SeaNext chapter → The Pantry
11 entries
Elsewhere
Adriatic coast, from the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia to Puglia
Valle d'Aosta, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli and the northern Alpine arc
The Apennines, with Molise, Abruzzo and the central ridge
Campania
Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto: Maggiore, Lugano, Como, Iseo, Garda
Pianura Padana: Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna
Tyrrhenian coast: Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Calabria
Veneto (Laguna di Venezia)
Puglia, the Tavoliere di Foggia