Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil : Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

by Thomas Pellechia

• ISBN13: 9780884964445
• ISBN10: 0884964442
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Capra Pr

Summary

With historical facts and quotes, personal memoir, and both ancient and modern quick-and-easy recipes, Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil describes how the reverence for these three foods developed and what keeps it going, from the land of Ur to the contemporary kitchen. In a concise, informative narrative, Thomas Pellechia discusses the origins, cultivation, healthful attributes, and culinary preparation of these "holy" foods that have become integrated into international cuisines from the Old World to the New. Also contains lists of suggested pairings of meals with wines, and a helpful bibliography. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Thomas Pellechia, a freelance journalist, business and wine writer, has also been a winemaker in the Finger Lakes district in New York, and has given food and wine seminars and presentations. He writes a wine column for a number of wine journals and has had articles on wine and food published in numerous magazines. He currently lives in Hammondsport, New York

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xv
PART I The Ancient Perspective
What Is in a Name (Garlic Ancient History)	25	(12)
Legends and Origins of Wine	37	(14)
Legends and Origins of the Olive Tree	51	(16)
PART II Classical Greece and Rome
Garlic in the Mediterranean and Beyond	67	(8)
Wine in the Mediterranean and Beyond	75	(14)
Olives in the Mediterranean and Beyond	89	(8)
PART III Age of Discovery to Nineteenth Century
Garlic, Wine and Olives Across the Pond	97	(16)
PART IV Journey's End
Immigration	113	(4)
The Neighborhood	117	(32)
Reversing Course	149	(8)
PART V To Your Health
Growing and Consuming for Your Health	157	(20)
PART VI Personal Recipe Favorites
Mangiare	177	(38)
Appendix 1 A listing of recipes cross-referenced to matching wines.	215	(3)
Appendix 2 Listing of wines cross-referenced to matching recipes.	218	(3)
Appendix 3 Listing of home gardening and winemaking books.	221	(1)
Footnotes	222	(2)
Bibliography	224	(3)
Index of Recipes	227