ISBN |
9781623362959 (hardback) |
Name |
Kochilas, Diane author. |
Title |
Ikaria : lessons on food, life, and longevity from the Greek island where people forget to die / Diane Kochilas ; photography by Vassillis Stenos. |
Published |
Emmaus, Pennsylvania : Rodale, [2014] |
©2014 |
Description |
xii, 306 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index. |
Summary |
"Ikaria is mythical, beautiful, enigmatic--and, as we learned after reading the New York Times article about it, a place where residents live unaccountably long lives. Part cookbook, part travelogue, filled with gorgeous photography, stunning recipes, and interviews with locals, and packed with the often quirky secrets to a long life that Ikarians are spoon-fed at birth, Ikaria is award-winning author Diane Kochilas's ethno-culinary paean to this magical island.Here, Kochilas will marry lore to lesson and recipe to interview: we'll meet a 101-year-old weaver--the best on the island--and taste the combinations of herbs that he cooks with and that he believes give him life. We'll learn about the life-giving benefits of delicious salads both raw and cooked, the gorgeous breads and savory pies that are a part of every meal, the bean dishes that are passed down through generations, and the seafood that is at the root of the Ikarian culinary culture."-- Provided by publisher. |
Subjects |
Cooking, Greek |
Cooking -- Greece -- Ikaria (Municipality) |
Food -- Greece -- Ikaria (Municipality) |
Longevity |
Ikaria (Greece : Municipality) |
Genre |
Cookbooks |
Other Names |
Stenos, Vassilis photographer. |
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