The Bible of Italian regional recipes (Il Ghiottone) Paperback – March 11, 2026

New updated edition with more signature recipes. The first edition sold out in a month!Italian Cuisine was officially inscribed as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 10, 2025. This recognition aims to honor the entire Italian gastronomic system as a collection of practices, knowledge, and conviviality passed down throughgenerations, which champions biodiversity, seasonality, and the ‘cuisine of affection’ and in general, the pleasure of sharing food. It is a historic, record-breaking achievement: this is the first time Unesco has identified an entire national cuisine as an intangible cultural heritage of the world. This privilege has not, until now, been extended to other great national cuisines. The recognition highlighted that, among all these excellences, Italian cuisine expresses a mosaic of territorial and family diversity that indeed deserves to become heritage for the entire world. Now, we have the privilege of developing this recipe book, with broad enough scope to cover most of the regions of Italy and most of the major food categories in the cuisine, to bring to you a straightforward book encompassing the very best of our beloved cuisine. The recipes in this book do not require commercial kitchens, fancy equipment or a culinary degree; the recipes are designed to be cooked by ordinary people, in standard domestic kitchens. This volume allows you to delve deeply into the heart of Italian cuisine, its dishes, and preparations that will bring back fond memories of your last time in Italy. Each chapter will offer you a broad range of regionally specific recipes to choose from ranging but not limited to: Ragù, Pesto, Lasagna, Fresh pasta, Gnocchi, Pizza, Focaccia, Quiches, Zampone, Cotechino, Peppers, Chocolates, Cakes and ofcourse alcohol-Soaked Desserts. Each chapter is designed to give you a broad selection of recipes to choose from when preparing food for yourself and loved ones. Il Ghiottone is a famous and historical cooking brand; the Italian word describe someone who loves and appreciate food: we hope you enjoy preparing and eating the recipes in this book.With love, From ItalyEnjoy! Read more