SIMPOSIO | Lecce: Italian recipes, travel, and culture

Book Synopsis: A Lecce, Puglia cookbook dedicated to the city's delicious recipes, beautiful places, local stories, and traditions. A Puglia travel cookbook to guide you through the rich history, culture, and food. A great gift and coffee table book. Simposio is a series of books about Italy's recipes, stories, and culture. What readers say: "A side of Italy you won't get anywhere else." "...a soulful journey through an amazing writer's mind..." "...this is not something you buy and put away..." "several hours of enjoyment" Ciao and welcome to Salento, the southern end of Puglia, the heel of the Italian boot. When you pronounce its name, people will answer "Salento, lu sule, lu mare, lu ientu” (Salento, the sun, the sea, the wind). A saying that announces what awaits you. Vivid colors illuminated by the sun, lazy beach days, and the wind that brings you the echo of ancient stories and traditions, plus the smells, from the sea, from the florid vegetation, and from the busy kitchens. In this fascinating land of pleasures, there's a city, the "Florence of the South", "l'elegantissima" (the extremely elegant), the queen of Baroque: Lecce. Benvenuti a Lecce! Claudia THE INDEX: 06 Welcome To Lecce 08 A Puglia Bucket List 10 Lecce 18 Leccesi 22 A Poet 26 Bella Figura 28 Maria D'Enghien 30 Tito Schipa 32 Magic 38 La Tarantata 42 Eating In Puglia 46 Orecchiette 50 Ciciri E Tria 54 The Table 56 Bombette 58 Apulian Caponata 62 Peperoni Alla Leccese 64 Pizzi Leccesi 68 Fruttone 72 Slow Living Salento 78 St Oronzo 80 Pollo Alla Salentina 82 Orecchiette Di St Oronzo 84 Parmesan Eggplant 88 Getting Married In Italy 94 Grottaglie 98 Bbrascioli 100 Focaccia Alle Olive 104 Acquasali 106 Foraging For The House 108 Fatto In Casa 110 Mmracoa 112 Peach Tea 114 Caffè Leccese 118 Macchia Mediterranea 120 Italian Pasta 124 Yellow Tomato Sauce 126 Zucchini Pesto 128 Gallinella Pasta 132 Acqua Minerale 134 Italian Salads 136 Plum And Arugula Salad 138 Lentil And Tomato Salad 140 Grika Salad 142 Russian Salad 146 Eggplants 148 Eggplant Bruschetta 150 Eggplant Barchette 152 Eggplant Involtini 154 Grigliata 156 Ricotta 158 Fried Ricotta 160 Ricotta Gnocchi 162 Ricotta Frittata