The "land where the lemons blossom," was a fascinating travel destination even before Goethe´s Italian Journey, and has to this day lost none of its cultural and culinary appeal. Reason enough to travel again from the heights of the Alps to the boot´ s toe in search of the delicious specialties of Italian cuisine and to collect them for this updated edition of the classic among national cookbooks. This Culinaria presents itself in a fresh, modern layout that offers culinary pleasure all´italiana  simply through browsing its pages and inspires its reader to try them out in the kitchen at home.