Italy

by Saviour Pirotta

Published 1 January 1999
Find out about the many colourful and exciting Italian festivals celebrated in honour of patron saints, including Christmas, New Year, Epiphany, Carnival and Easter. Learn what foods are eaten at the various events, and discover how to prepare the delicious feasts yourself. Including a section on farming, step-by-step recipes and a further information section.

A Flavour of Israel

by Saviour Pirotta

Published 30 January 1999
This exploration of religion and food through festivals provides an introduction to Judaism including Passover, Bar Mitzvah, Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah. Included is the history of Jewish persecution and migration, Israeli farming, the kibbutz and the moshav, as well as a description of food significance and symbolism such as the Seder meal. The farming section introduces geographical information such as landscape and climate, the major food products of each country and how they are produced. There are also four simple, step-by-step recipes in each book for use in Food Science lessons. It aims to support Literacy Strategy: range of text, including recipe, information text, captions and labels in each title and to develop Numeracy Skills through the handing of basic numbers, weights and measures.

This book helps you to find out about typical Israeli foods and how these are used at different Israeli celebrations and festivals such as Hanukkah, Passover, Bar Mitzvahs and Rosh Hashanah. There is an illustrated map highlighting the places famous for their food and festivals. It includes illustrated recipes for Israeli Vegetable Salad, New Year Honey Cake and Potato Latkes, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for each recipe with safety instructions.