SIMPOSIO | Italian recipes, travel, and culture: The Ortigia Issue

Ortigia is not a place you pass through. It surrounds you—through light, salt, and a cuisine shaped by centuries layered within a single island. Ortigia – A Simposio Cookbook is an immersive journey into the historic heart of Syracuse, where food reflects the meeting of cultures, the presence of the sea, and a way of living built on proximity. This is not just an Italian cookbook. Each chapter reveals a world where Greek, Arab, and Mediterranean influences remain visible—where recipes balance sweetness and acidity, simplicity and depth, and where nothing exists in isolation. What you’ll find inside: Traditional Sicilian recipes from Ortigia and the surrounding coast Narrative introductions that place each dish within its cultural context Insights into ingredients, techniques, and Mediterranean influences A blend of food, history, and lived experience Original photography capturing light, texture, and atmosphere A different kind of Italian cookbook Ortigia’s cuisine is built on contrast and proximity. Seafood, citrus, almonds, vegetables— ingredients that reflect a land where everything is close: the sea, the market, the table. From sarde to almond-based sweets, each dish carries traces of movement, exchange, and adaptation. Who this book is for: Lovers of authentic Italian cuisine and regional cooking Readers interested in Sicilian food culture and traditions Those drawn to bold, layered, and Mediterranean flavors Travelers seeking a deeper understanding of Sicily Follow the light. Stay close. Taste Ortigia.
ASIN: B099C5LN6L
VSKU: LFV.B099C5LN6L.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Rinaldi, Claudia|Schram, Annamaria
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.