Medieval Tuscan Recipes

20 videos • 1,550 views • by Historical Italian Cooking The Libro de la Cocina, also known as Anonimo Toscano, is one of the first medieval cookbooks written in an Italian vernacular instead of Latin and collects 175 recipes for all kinds of dishes, from pasta and pies to meat, fish, and vegetables. This text is interesting from a perspective both culinary and historical, since many recipes are very similar to traditional dishes still prepared today in Central Italy, in particular Tuscany and Umbria. Our translation of this book, with notes, an introduction, and a glossary is available on Amazon in e-book and print editions, in English and Italian. “Libro de la Cocina. Medieval Tuscan Recipes” English https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMQQ6SFY Italiano https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0BNG5J9MF