This book was written after Claudia Roden spent a year in Italy researching the subject of food. It covers: regional recipes; country cooking; the bravura of grand dishes; pastas; seafood; rice dishes; and authentic Italian desserts.[...]

'No-one will ever produce a richer, or more satisfying feast of the Jewish experience' - Simon Schama. 'One can't imagine a better food book than this, ever: for the reader and the cook' - Nigella Lawson, "Vogue". '"The Book Of Jewish Food" deserves its definitive article. It should stand as the boo[...]

Throughout the history of civilization, food has been more than simple necessity. In countless cultures, it has been livelihood, status symbol, entertainment - and passion. In the "Great Food" series, Penguin brings you the finest food writing from the last 400 years, and opens the door to the wonde[...]

In this updated and greatly enlarged edition of her Book of Middle Eastern Food, Claudia Roden re-creates a classic. The book was originally published here in 1972 and was hailed by James Beard as "a landmark in the field of cookery"; this new version represents the accumulation of the author's thir[...]

Discover Spain's culture and cuisine. Claudia Roden has spent five years researching and writing about the food of Spain, resulting in this definitive, passionate and evocative cookbook which takes in the different regions and looks at the history, the people and the culture at the heart of this cou[...]