THE BOOK "TERRA SARDA - SARDINIAN HOME COOKING IN AUSTRALIA"
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ON SALE NOW - DON'T MISS OUT !
In a recent piece written by the SCA's Jennifer Curcio, of "Decisive Cravings - Melbourne food cafe and restaurant reviews" - decisivecravings.com.au which also featured on "SBS On Demand"- sbs.com.au/ondemand, Jennifer said:
"The legacy of the Sardinian community in Australia lives on in this new cookbook.
Jennifer went on to say "Cooking and eating both have a way of transporting us to some of our fondest memories. For me, its coffee bubbling in a Bialetti, or peeling open a milky green fig from my father's garden.
From a simple smell or flavor, a place or moment can simmer to the surface. For migrants, in particular, preparing and enjoying meals can make their homeland feel closer, the memories just as important as the way the food tastes.
After running a series of classes taught by local cooks, the Sardinian Cultural Association in Melbourne wanted to find another way to keep their community's food and stories alive.
It collaborated with the Sardinian Association of Sydney and the Queensland Sardinian Culture Club to create Terra Sarda (Land of Sardinia) – a cookbook featuring recipes from the Sardinian community across Australia.
For those unfamiliar with Sardinia – an island west of Italy's mainland, the cookbook provides a thorough overview of Sardinian cuisine, history and dishes.
Australia's most famous Sardinian chefs and champions of its cuisine, Giovanni Pilu of Pilu at Freshwater and Pietro Porcu of Da Noi in Melbourne, have also contributed to the book.
Terra Sarda preserves Sardinian home cooking traditions in Australia not only for Sardinians but for all Australians.
It reflects the diversity of Australian food culture today.
Regardless of blood or nationality, by cooking a dish from someone else's kitchen, we have the power to keep food traditions alive and create new memories of our own".
We encourage you, your families and friends to buy the book for yourself or to give as a nice gift.
- Cost : $40 plus $10 postage & handing, to purchase tel. 9458 2614 or email sardi.melbourne@bigpond.com
Finally, the following two links provide a magnificent series of behind the scenes and other photographs, courtesy of Paolismith Creative and David Mitchener.
