Part memoir, part cookbook, Si Mangia! Memories, Lessons and Recipes from Italian Immigrant Life is a precious memento that captures the heart of a culture whose values of simplicity, gratitude and community are shared in heartwarming and humorous stories of growing up in an Italian immigrant family. In an effort to document age old traditions which are now in danger of disappearing, in Si Mangia! you will also find the process of making homemade wine, preserved meats and tomato sauce, as well as original Calabrese recipes such as Melanzane Ripiene (Stuffed Eggplants), “A Chi-na” (Bread and Cocoa Torte) and Rigatoni al Forno (Oven Baked Rigatoni Pasta) which were verbally handed down for generations.
Si Mangia! is a treasure to share for generations to come.
