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Renaissance Italy’s Sweets and Pasta

Explore the earliest printed cookbook, composed in Italy in the early 15th century and printed around 1470—making it one of the first generation of books in print on any subject. Learn to create its blancmanger, a combination of capon breast, white flour, rosewater, sugar, and almond milk that still exists today in Turkish cuisine. And discover how to make pasta by feel and texture, no measurements allowed.

English
  • Runtime 28 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created March 1, 2021 by
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